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List a television show, a book, a friend’s opinion, or some other source that illustrates each of the six worldviews listed. Example: Deism—Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the moon, indicated on a NASA form that he was a deist.
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Monotheism: Heartland – family that prays together to God
Naturalism: Cosmos with Carl Sagen
Deism: most of my college students live in this frame of mind, believing there is probably a God, but no need to concern themselves with him
Nihilism: some of the hippies in Jesus Revolution
Existentialism: Great Gatsby
Pantheism: I have a friend who claims to be a Christian, but also acknowledges the presence and influence of Mother Earth
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Pantheism – A former neighbor was pantheist – she said “we are all God”
Existentialism – I can’t remember the name but read a book that talked about a Hindu man trying to reach self-actualization
Naturalism – someone I know named Tracy who is very into nature and believes that’s all there is
Deism – Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin were open deists
Monotheism: Islam – Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus; Judaism – our tour guide in Israel who was Jewish, knew all the claims about Jesus yet hasn’t accepted Him
nihilism – someone I know named Larry who doesn’t believe any of it -
Monotheism – Most of my very close friends believe the the God of the Christian Bible is the “One True God”.
Deism – My coworker Dave believes in God, and goes to church but that is his only connection to God. There is no acknowledgement that you can have an actual relationship with God . He knows of God but he doesn’t know God.
Naturalism – Where I live in Colorado is a New Age stronghold. Everything is determined by the natural forces of nature and its surroundings.
Nihilism – The comedy TV show Brooklyn Nine Nine I believe has a nihilist core. Mind you it is a comedy show but just by how things have changed with their cast roles to cater to the politically correct on a show to show basis, emphasises the nihilism that is represented.
Existentialism – I would say the emergence of “wokism” and transgenderism depicts existentialism to its very core.
Pantheism – Many indigenous people groups from third world nations have a strong foundation in pantheism. This gives way to much superstition. -
Monotheism- The Chosen is a show that really hones in on there only being one God and Jesus as the Messiah who dies for all our sin. Relationship, trust, obedience all being main focuses throughout the series.
Deist- Not sure what the bibles are called but I know there are versions where they take out every miracle but leave God in them.
Nihilist- There is a new telescope that has been built that now sees farther than any before, expectations were to see unformed galaxies bc the distance would be in the “past”. Upon looking they recognized more completely formed galaxies and instead of recognizing a creator of it all at once they feel their theories were wrong and science will be able to determine why.
Exetentialist- Our current cultural push is live your own life and make it up as you go, from your sex, to your sexual preference to what you want to be called or identified as, just do what makes you happy.
I know there is a new thing about being rooted to the ground and the earths energy giving you your energy, happiness and so on -
Yoga, Benjamin Franklin, Bible, Darwin, news/politics, atheist groups