Instructions:
Select one of the following worldviews (Secular Humanism, Hinduism, Buddhism, or Islam) that have been considered in the course content.
Identify the worldview that you have selected on your Title page (APA, MLA, or Turabian).
Using course content and additional sources outside of the course, complete the following:
Note: This is a "Critical Thinking" assignment so you must go beyond just giving factual content, and demonstrate your comprehension of the material. To accomplish this, the assignment will be asking you to "compare and contrast" your selected worldview (Secular Humanism, Hinduism, Buddhism, or Islam) with the biblical worldview.
Compare: To speak of or represent as similar; to liken.
Contrast: To set in opposition ... in order to show strikingly their different qualities or characteristics, and compare their superiorities or defects.
In your paper, you must follow the outline and answer the questions below.
The Question of Origin - (How did life begin? How did mankind come into existence?)
i. How would your selected worldview answer this question?
ii. Compare and Contrast this with how the biblical worldview would answer this question.
The Question of Identity - (What does it mean to be human? Are humans more important than animals?)
i. How would your selected worldview answer this question?
ii. Compare and Contrast this with how the biblical worldview would answer this question.
The Question of Meaning/Purpose - (Why does mankind exist? Why do I exist?)
i. How would your selected worldview answer this question?
ii. Compare and Contrast this with how the biblical worldview would answer this question.
The Question of Morality - (What is meant by right and wrong? How should I live?)
i. How would your selected worldview answer this question?
ii. Compare and Contrast this with how the biblical worldview would answer this question.
The Question of Destiny - (Is there life after death? What will happen to me when I die?)
i. How would your selected worldview answer this question?
ii. Compare and Contrast this with how the biblical worldview would answer this question.
*An overview of these specific worldview questions can be found in chapter 4 of Finding Your Worldview: Thinking Christianly about the World.