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Of the six worldviews listed, which two are most alike? Which two are the most dissimilar? Explain.
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Monotheism and Deism are most similar as they acknowledge one God and creator of the world. Monotheism and Nihilism seem to be most dissimilar as one believes in God and the other believes in no objective truth.
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Momotheism and Deism both at least acknowledge the Creator, though they may differ on His involmemet with creation.
Nihilism and monotheism may differ the most as the one God has difinitve truth to obey. -
Monotheism and Nihilism are very dissimilar because monotheism is based on God creating everything and being the ultimate authority and nihilism is based on zero authority.
Existentialism and Nihilism appear to be very similar since both are based on each individual creating meaning and significance as both do not believe in a supreme creator.
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Most dissimilar: Pantheism and Naturalism – Pantheists believe that the entire universe is Spirit (non-matter) while Naturalists believe the entire universe is only matter (no spirit).
Most alike: Existentialism and Nihilism – Neither believe in God, purpose, or any objective truth. Morality is (at best) subjective and (at worse) meaningless. The only marginal difference is that an Existentialist might believe they can create their own meaning of life while a Nihilist would not waste their time trying to create meaning at all.
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I would say existentialism and nihilism are the most alike in that they share the premise that objectivity is an illusion. They differ in application of this premise.
The most dissimilar would be monotheism and nihilism. They differ the most sharply in premise and application.