Philosophy and Worldview

everything is relative to me, my group, and my situation; i must accept and affirm others

there is no god

there is a god but he is not involved

material and physical is more important than spiritual

all is nothing and there is no meaning

experiences gives life meaning

there is a personal God who redeems

questions the assumptions of modernism; there is no greater narrative; against absolute truth

the good you do in life must outweigh the bad

5 ways to defend the existence of God; we use reason to reach revelation

everything is not 1; opposite of the Milesians

formulas, logic, knowledge; theorems prove truth

you can’t deny your or God’s existence; truth is superior to reason; Patristic

Theory of forms; forms gives purpose to things

we are always changing; “you can’t step in the same river twice”

We don’t need God; we can make our own meaning and purpose; God is dead and we killed him; father of Atheism

existence is unity; all diversity is unified somehow

“I think therefore I am”/ “Cogito Ergo Sum”; lofic and reason tells us what is; My thinking validates and confirms my existence

a commitment; fundamental orientation of your heart

expresses the presuppositions we hold about the reality of our existence; provides the foundation for which we live

we don’t need God; God is dead and we killed him

God was holding us back; belief in God is meaningless; we can make our own meaning and purpose; you don’t need meaning after this existence if you have meaning in life

1. Prime Reality

2. External Reality

3. Human?

4. After death?

5. Knowledge

6. Good vs. Evil

7. Human History

1. Origin

2. Meaning

3. Morality

4. Destiny

What is real? What is the first real? What is ultimate reality?

What is the world around us?

What is the human?

What happens to humans after death?

Why do we know anything? How do we know anything?

How do we know right from wrong?

What is the point of human history? What is our purpose on earth?

Where do we come from?

What is our purpose?

How do we know right vs. wrong?

What happens after death?

primarily a property of propositions

statement agrees with reality

not contradictory to other statements

agrees with sense

relevant to experiences

observable enough

I construct reality

I construct it

I give myself meaning

I decide; nothingness; unknown

Truth and knowledge is hidden; all you can do is tell stories

social constructs; socially accepted narratives

History can change at any time

God- yHwH and I Am, Jehovah, Jirah, God who sees, shepherd; creator, infinity, sovereign, immanent (personal- father, savior, friend), transcendent, triune, redeemer

God’s creation- ex nihlo (out of nothing)

imago dei (image of God); innate value and worth; image bearer and re-creator; look like God and share attributes

Heaven (redeemed existence and in God’s presence; faith that Jesus is our Savior); Hell (away from God; punishment; rejects that Jesus saves)

revelation: special and general (we discover these); knowledge is knowable, reliable, objective, sure and predictable; know truly but not perfectly or comprehensibly

God defines morality; discover and submit

linear: creation, fall, redemption (redemptive history: OT and Jesus), 2nd coming; God oversees and interacts