3 analogies - Answers Foundation of a building, Lenses, Box top of a jigsaw puzzle
Foundation of a Building - Answers They form a basis that supports and gives shape to the entire
structure that is built atop them.
Lenses - Answers Serve as the means through which a person sees the world.
Box Top of a Jigsaw Puzzle - Answers As the puzzle comes together, it presents a picture of reality as the
various pieces of a puzzle connect with one another
Worldview - Answers A foundational set of assumptions to which one commits that seres as a
framework for understanding and interpreting reality and deeply shapes one's behavior
Theism - Answers Belief in a personal and relational God who created and sustains all that exists
Deism - Answers Belief in a God who created all things but is not relational or involved in the world
Pantheism - Answers Belief that "all is god" and a strong sense of spiritualism but not in a personal God
Atheism - Answers Belief based only on the natural or physical realm with no spiritual or supernatural
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Answers Worldview families that use both faith and reason
James 1:26 - Answers Speaks of a person's religion as worthless if they don't act like they should or
speak against it
Proverbs 8:10-11 - Answers Proverbs 8:10 says that we need to take instructions and knowledge rather
than silver or gold. Proverbs 8:11 explains that if you take the instructions and knowledge rather than
the silver or gold, the wisdom will be better than the metals (or jewels in the verse) and that whatever I
desire cannot compare to the wisdom, knowledge, and instructions from God.
Private worldview - Answers describes an individual's personal view of the world that is shaped by that
individual's life story, experience, social, and cultural, context, and relationship
Shared Worldview - Answers focuses on the shared foundational convictions and practices of a group.
Shared worldviews refer to a set of foundational assumptions that groups of individuals hold in common
Worldview Tests - Answers The Coherence Test, The Correspondence Test, and The Practical Test
The Coherence Test - Answers checks the internal a. consistency of a worldview to see if one's specific
values and beliefs contradict any other beliefs within the worldview
The Correspondence Test - Answers examines how well a worldview corresponds to reality. It evaluates
evidences and experiences to see if the worldview matches with what one perceives in the real world.