27. Naturalism
View of God (Ultimate Reality)
God does not exist (atheism)
We cannot know if God exists (agnosticism)
28. Naturalism
View of God (Ultimate Reality)
God does not exist (atheism)
We cannot know if God exists (agnosticism)
The idea of God is a human creation (e.g., Freud)
42. Monism
View of God (Ultimate Reality)
Essence:
Impersonal force or spirit
43. Monism
View of God (Ultimate Reality)
Essence:
Impersonal force or spirit
Attributes:
Beyond morality & human categories
44. Monism
View of God (Ultimate Reality)
Essence:
Impersonal force or spirit
Attributes:
Beyond morality & human categories
Actions:
Moves all things toward unity
47. Monism
View of Nature
Essence:
Physical realm either an illusion or a
manifestation of divinity
48. Monism
View of Nature
Essence:
Physical realm either an illusion or a
manifestation of divinity
Behavior:
Laws of nature limited to physical reality; not
a reflection of true reality
51. Monism
View of Human Condition
Essence: Spiritual/psychic; uncreated; part
of divine oneness
52. Monism
View of Human Condition
Essence: Spiritual/psychic; uncreated; part
of divine oneness
Behavior: Human ethics unnecessary; goal is
self-realization & unity with all things
53. Monism
View of Human Condition
Essence: Spiritual/psychic; uncreated; part
of divine oneness
Behavior: Human ethics unnecessary; goal is
self-realization & unity with all things
Destiny: Eternal existence; successive
incarnations until enlightenment
56. Theism
View of God (Ultimate Reality)
Essence: Personal; uncreated; eternal
57. Theism
View of God (Ultimate Reality)
Essence: Personal; uncreated; eternal
Attributes: Benevolent; holy; just, intelligent,
self-aware
58. Theism
View of God (Ultimate Reality)
Essence: Personal; uncreated; eternal
Attributes: Benevolent; holy; just, intelligent,
self-aware
Actions: Creator and sustainer of physical realm;
source and standard of truth
61. Theism
View of Nature
Essence: Physical realm created by God out of
nothing
62. Theism
View of Nature
Essence: Physical realm created by God out of
nothing
Behavior: Physical realm sustained &
ordered by God; reflects certain aspects of
God’s character; humanity given mandate to
care for created world
65. Theism
View of Human Condition
Essence: Composite of spiritual & material;
created by God and for God
66. Theism
View of Human Condition
Essence: Composite of spiritual & material;
created by God and for God
Behavior: Ethics determined by God; our
lives are judged by God
67. Theism
View of Human Condition
Essence: Composite of spiritual & material;
created by God and for God
Behavior: Ethics determined by God; our
lives are judged by God
Destiny: Eternal life with God or eternal
separation from God
91. Features of the World
The universe had a beginning
The fine-tuning of the universe
92. Features of the World
The universe had a beginning
The fine-tuning of the universe
Specified complexity in living
systems
93. Features of the World
The universe had a beginning
The fine-tuning of the universe
Specified complexity in living
systems
Human consciousness
94. Features of the World
The universe had a beginning
The fine-tuning of the universe
Specified complexity in living
systems
Human consciousness
Moral values
95. Features of the World
The universe had a beginning
The fine-tuning of the universe
Specified complexity in living
systems
Human consciousness
Moral values
Human dignity, value, and
purpose
96.
97. THREE WORLDVIEWS
THEISM
(Personal)
MONISM
(Spiritual)
NATURALISM
(Material)
98. THREE WORLDVIEWS
THEISM
(Personal)
MONISM
(Spiritual)
NATURALISM
(Material)
99. THREE WORLDVIEWS
THEISM
(Personal)
MONISM
(Spiritual)
NATURALISM
(Material)
100. THREE WORLDVIEWS
THEISM
(Personal)
MONISM
(Spiritual)
NATURALISM
(Material)
101.
102. ORIGIN
THEISM
Personal Creator
MONISM
Impersonal Agency
(Energy)
NATURALISM
Impersonal
Plus Time and Chance
103. ORIGIN
THEISM
Personal Creator
MONISM
Impersonal Agency
(Energy)
NATURALISM
Impersonal
Plus Time and Chance
104. ORIGIN
THEISM
Personal Creator
MONISM
Impersonal Agency
(Energy)
NATURALISM
Impersonal
Plus Time and Chance
105. ORIGIN
THEISM
Personal Creator
MONISM
Impersonal Agency
(Energy)
NATURALISM
Impersonal
Plus Time and Chance
117. THREE WORLDVIEWS
WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY
UNBOUNDED
THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
RELATIONAL
(Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE
MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION
L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual
(Spiritual) Annihilation)
AGENCY N
(Energy)
IMPERSONA
NATURALIS L
SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL
M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION
AUTONOMY
(Material) PLUS
CHANCE
118. THREE WORLDVIEWS
WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY
UNBOUNDED
THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
RELATIONAL
(Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE
MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION
L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual
(Spiritual) Annihilation)
AGENCY N
(Energy)
IMPERSONA
NATURALIS L
SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL
M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION
AUTONOMY
(Material) PLUS
CHANCE
119. THREE WORLDVIEWS
WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY
UNBOUNDED
THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
RELATIONAL
(Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE
MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION
L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual
(Spiritual) Annihilation)
AGENCY N
(Energy)
IMPERSONA
NATURALIS L
SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL
M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION
AUTONOMY
(Material) PLUS
CHANCE
120. THREE WORLDVIEWS
WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY
UNBOUNDED
THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
RELATIONAL
(Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE
MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION
L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual
(Spiritual) Annihilation)
AGENCY N
(Energy)
IMPERSONA
NATURALIS L
SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL
M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION
AUTONOMY
(Material) PLUS
CHANCE
127. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
128. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
129. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
130. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
131. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
132. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
133. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
134. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
135. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
136. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
137. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
138. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
Are you absolutely sure
Everything is relative!
that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective! perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective
subjective feelings! feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the Is that your true
interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
140. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
How about the worldview
All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews
are true’?
God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of
the reach of our puny God in plain language and
language and logic! logic?
All differences are Is that an illusionary
illusionary! statement?
141. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
How about the worldview
All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews
are true’?
God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of
the reach of our puny God in plain language and
language and logic! logic?
All differences are Is that an illusionary
illusionary! statement?
142. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
How about the worldview
All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews
are true’?
God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of
the reach of our puny God in plain language and
language and logic! logic?
All differences are Is that an illusionary
illusionary! statement?
143. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
How about the worldview
All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews
are true’?
God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of
the reach of our puny God in plain language and
language and logic! logic?
All differences are Is that an illusionary
illusionary! statement?
144. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
How about the worldview
All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews
are true’?
God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of
the reach of our puny God in plain language and
language and logic! logic?
All differences are Is that an illusionary
illusionary! statement?
145. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
How about the worldview
All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews
are true’?
God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of
the reach of our puny God in plain language and
language and logic! logic?
All differences are Is that an illusionary
illusionary! statement?
146. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
How about the worldview
All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews
are true’?
God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of
the reach of our puny God in plain language and
language and logic! logic?
All differences are Is that an illusionary
illusionary! statement?
147. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
How about the worldview
All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews
are true’?
God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of
the reach of our puny God in plain language and
language and logic! logic?
All differences are Is that an illusionary
illusionary! statement?
149. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
All things are in flux-
Is that statement in flux,
nothing the same from
too?
moment to moment!
You can never know what
Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
stated it?
history)
That may be true for you, Is that statement true for
but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
150. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
All things are in flux-
Is that statement in flux,
nothing the same from
too?
moment to moment!
You can never know what
Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
stated it?
history)
That may be true for you, Is that statement true for
but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
151. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
All things are in flux-
Is that statement in flux,
nothing the same from
too?
moment to moment!
You can never know what
Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
stated it?
history)
That may be true for you, Is that statement true for
but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
152. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
All things are in flux-
Is that statement in flux,
nothing the same from
too?
moment to moment!
You can never know what
Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
stated it?
history)
That may be true for you, Is that statement true for
but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
153. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
All things are in flux-
Is that statement in flux,
nothing the same from
too?
moment to moment!
You can never know what
Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
stated it?
history)
That may be true for you, Is that statement true for
but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
154. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
All things are in flux-
Is that statement in flux,
nothing the same from
too?
moment to moment!
You can never know what
Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
stated it?
history)
That may be true for you, Is that statement true for
but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
155. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
All things are in flux-
Is that statement in flux,
nothing the same from
too?
moment to moment!
You can never know what
Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
stated it?
history)
That may be true for you, Is that statement true for
but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
156. False-Truth Claims
THE CLAIM RESPONSE
All things are in flux-
Is that statement in flux,
nothing the same from
too?
moment to moment!
You can never know what
Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
stated it?
history)
That may be true for you, Is that statement true for
but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
158. THREE WORLDVIEWS
WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY
UNBOUNDED
THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
RELATIONAL
(Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE
MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION
L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual
(Spiritual) Annihilation)
AGENCY N
(Energy)
IMPERSONA
NATURALIS L
SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL
M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION
AUTONOMY
(Material) PLUS
CHANCE
159. THREE WORLDVIEWS
WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY
UNBOUNDED
THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
RELATIONAL
(Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE
MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION
L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual
(Spiritual) Annihilation)
AGENCY N
(Energy)
IMPERSONA
NATURALIS L
SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL
M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION
AUTONOMY
(Material) PLUS
CHANCE
160. THREE WORLDVIEWS
WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY
UNBOUNDED
THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
RELATIONAL
(Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE
MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION
L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual
(Spiritual) Annihilation)
AGENCY N
(Energy)
IMPERSONA
NATURALIS L
SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL
M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION
AUTONOMY
(Material) PLUS
CHANCE
161. THREE WORLDVIEWS
WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY
UNBOUNDED
THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
RELATIONAL
(Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE
MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION
L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual
(Spiritual) Annihilation)
AGENCY N
(Energy)
IMPERSONA
NATURALIS L
SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL
M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION
AUTONOMY
(Material) PLUS
CHANCE
193. Reflections Ministries Resources
Reflections - A free monthly teaching letter
ReflectionsMinistries.org website - Daily Growth
email and free text and audio resources
