World Views, questions,

1. How would I discover my world view and that
possessed by other people?

2. We all have different ways of defining what makes up ‘the
good life’. This is because we possess different world
views.
Our world views are made up of our basic beliefs about the
world around us and ourselves.
We may not be conscious of these basic beliefs but we all
have them. Our world view is more than just our set of
values, because it is concerned with ultimate or
foundational questions.
Think for a moment of a tree. Its very life is dependent upon
the nourishment delivered to its trunk ,branches and leaves
through its roots.
A WORLD VIEW IS THE ROOT, THE SOURCE, FROM WHICH
OUR THOUGHTS, VALUES, ACTIONS AND FEELINGS SPRING.

4. OUR BASIC BELIEF QUESTIONS
OUR BASIC BELIEFS ARE USUALLY FOCUSED IN THE
FOL LOWING FOUR AREAS
•REALITY
•HUMAN NATURE
•PURPOSES
•ETHICS

5. HOW DO I DESCRIBE
THE WORLD IN
WHICH I FIND
MYSELF?

6. WHO AM I AND WHAT AM I?

7. WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING?

8. HOW DO I WORK OUT HOW BEST TO LIVE MY
LIFE?
 Talk to others whose opinions I value
 Pray about this
 Reflect about my hopes and past experiences
 Talk to an expert in an area I am interested in
 Read the Bible or other inspirational text
 Read the biography of someone I admire

9. WHY AM I HERE?
Image: 'Young girl on a bridge in Paris'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/95572727@N00/5019447262
Found on flickrcc.net

10. How do I decide
what is right and
wrong?
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11. • How do I describe the world in which I find
myself? (my Reality)
• Who am I? What am I? (my human nature)
• What should I be doing? (my Purpose)
• How do I work out how best to live my life? (P)
• Why am I here? (P)
• How do I decide what is right and wrong?
(Ethics)