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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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Existentialism and Nihilism are most alike in that they both seem to have a meaningless of life. Nihilism debunks truth and positive values while bowing down to know authority or principle of faith. It is more of an attitude than philosophy. Existentialism has significance created from within and they both are centered on the individual and both do not believe in a creator.
Monotheism and Existentialism are most dissimilar because Monotheism believes in a creator of all things, and He is to be worshipped and trusted by faith. Existentialism says there is no creator and life is meaningless, and it’s all about the individual.
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Existentialism and Nihilism are very similar. Nihilism as a philosophy questions everything and discredits any new school of thought. Existentialism emphasizes that there is no objective meaning and the emphasis is on personal belief. In both, schools of thought the emphasis is on the personal belief of discrediting the views of others.
Monotheism and Existentialism seem to be on opposite ends of the spectrum. Monotheism at the core recognizes that there is one creator of all things that reigns supreme over all. Worshiping this creator is central to the faith. Existentialists on the other hand say there is no objective meaning for life and the emphasis is placed on the individual.
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I would say that Existentialism and Nihilism are very similar. Both do not believe in a creator or maker of the universe and instead believe that life came from random chance. While Nihilism is more of an attitude than a philosophy, believers in both are centered on the individual. Both would hold that life is meaningless and insignificant so just do whatever you want to make the most out of it.
I would argue that both of these are extremely dissimilar to Monotheism. All religions that believe in Monotheism would hold that life does have meaning and life is not random, but rather life was created by one God. Someone who believes in Monotheism would live a radically different life than someone who believes in Existentialism or Nihilism.
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Monotheism and Deism are the most alike because they both believe in the existence of God.
Nihilism and existentialism are the most dissimilar world-views because nihilist believe are skeptical of moral values while existentialist have their own ideas about the world and themselves.
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Existentialism and Naturalism are most alike because they focus on science or an attitude to explain the way the world is.
Pantheism and Naturalism – are most dissimilar because one acknowledges God and the other bases existence on science