Modern Thinking World Views A world view is a set of presuppositions (or assumptions) which we hold (consciously or subconsciously) about the basic makeup of our world. Permissiveness, pornography, the public schools, the breakdown of the family is only a part of the whole, a symptom of a much larger problem. People have failed to see that all of this has come about due to a shift in the world view - that is, through a fundamental change in the overall way people think and view the world and life as a whole. Postmodernism has encroached on Western society/the church. It professes "Openness" (without the restraint of reason) and "tolerance" that rejects all moral absolutes, A brand of thought that has dominated America’s "politically correct" universities for over a decade.. What are the dangers and impact of this worldview. Pluralism It is tragically true that few of those who believe 'all spiritual beliefs are valid paths to God" seem to have made an in depth study of various religions to see if their claims are based on fact, or fairy dust. This simply because many, if not most, people seem to believe that religion is a matter of what you believe, and 'faith' has nothing to do with reality. Whether you have thought about it or not, whether you are willing to face it or not, the simple fact is... if two religions make truth-claims which contradict each other, they cannot both be right. As one example among many, when one religion says there is no God, another claims there is only one God, and others say there are many gods ... someone doesn't have their facts straight and that means they cannot be trusted to show you the path to God. Whether we realize it or not, we literally make dozens of decisions every day, based on evidence and facts, not feelings. Why are we not doing the same with religion? |