What Basic Values Are Promoted
by Each Worldview
Naturalism
When a group forms, they decide, based on their own perceived needs, what
kind of values and behaviors will be useful for the survival of the group. If
the condition or situation changes, there is no compelling reason why the
cultural elements can’t also be changed. Morality is simply what the group
wants it to be.
Animism
The world and life are not moving toward a higher destination so the tendency
is simply to live life one day at a time and accept things the way they are.
Left to themselves, animistic cultures tend to remain living in primitive
circumstances with very little societal advancement.
Eastern
Pantheistic Monism
The primary impact of Far Eastern Religion on culture is to promote passivism.
Theism
Theism basically lends itself to an impact on culture that is both moral and
positive, but most forms result in a legalistic approach to living life and
the development of culture. The moral order ought to be a certain way because
it is written in the law or put forth by the prophet. The way things ought to
be are specifically prescribed.
Relational
Revelation
Relational Revelation lends itself to an impact on culture that is both moral
and positive. It does all of this in a way that puts a priority on a personal
relationship with God as the motivation for fulfilling the purposes of God.
It is not just the end result that matters. The means by which the outcome is
brought about is also vital. The means are conveyed by personal instruction
from God to individual human beings.
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