RLGN 104 Critical Thinking Paper

RLGN 104 Critical Thinking Paper

• Select 1 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.
• 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: How are the 2 worldview positions similar or the same?
• Contrast: How are the 2 worldview positions different?

In your paper, you must follow the outline and answer the questions below.

How would the worldview that you selected answer these 5 worldview questions:

1. The Question of Origin – (What is the origin of the universe etc.? How did humanity come into existence?)
   1. How would your selected worldview answer this question?
   2. Compare and contrast this with how the biblical worldview would answer this question.
2. The Question of Identity – (What does it mean to be human? Are humans more important than other living things?)
   1. How would your selected worldview answer this question?
   2. Compare and contrast this with how the biblical worldview would answer this question.
3. The Question of Meaning/Purpose – (What is humanity’s purpose?)
   1. How would your selected worldview answer this question?
   2. Compare and contrast this with how the biblical worldview would answer this question.
4. The Question of Morality – (What is meant by right and wrong? How is morality determined?)
   1. How would your selected worldview answer this question?
   2. Compare and contrast this with how the biblical worldview would answer this question.
5. The Question of Destiny – (What happens when a person dies?)
   1. How would your selected worldview answer this question?
   2. 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.