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Write an 800-1,000 word essay on your personal worldview. Briefly discuss the various possible meanings of the term "spirituality," and your understanding of the concepts of pluralism, scientism, and postmodernism. Primarily, address the following seven basic worldview questions:
- What is prime reality?
- What is the nature of the world around you?
- What is a human being?
- What happens to a person at death?
- Why is it possible to know anything at all?
- How do people know what is right or wrong?
- What is the meaning of human history?
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Running head: WORLDVIEW PERCEPTIONS
Worldview Perceptions
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Worldview Perceptions
Spirituality
Spirituality is a broad concept with many perspectives/meanings. The most common
perspective is influenced by faith which entails prayer and living by the religious doctrines to
please and win favor from God. The psychological definition of spirituality is given as the
ability to experience life as it is-wholly; including realities from evil, death, suffering to love
(Diamond, 2008). Spirituality can also be defined as a sense of self and well-being especially
during turbulent periods (Grant, Murray, & Sheikh, 2010). It is what makes one recover and
attain balance in life.
Pluralism
Pluralism can be termed as concerning diverse religious beliefs, race and other
affiliations co-existing in one society. No one religion can be termed as to have a solitary
source of divine truth. Therefore mutual acceptance of several religions and religious beliefs
in society is expected.
Scientism
Scientism is an approach that advocates for science as the objective mean to establish
epistemological and normative values. Despite it using scientific methodologies like
experiments to provide evidence to a phenomenon, it is considered a speculative worldview
about the reality o...
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