Justin Timberlake, Rolling Stone 'I believe in the spiritua

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Teaching students To Think from a Biblical
Worldview
Making Sense of Your World
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Houston, TX Aug. 28, 2001 Dear residents of
Dayton, Tenn., I read about your town in the
Sept. 2001 National Geographic. It seems as
though everybody there believes in Jesus and
Christianity. As a humanist, I see NO evidence
of a god, heaven, hell, devils, angels, fairies
or a soul that leaves the body. The story of
Adam and Eve is a fairy tale. Noahs Ark is an
impossible dream. The virgin birth of Jesus by
mother Mary is nonsense. The hundreds of
religions around the world all believe they have
the answer. Religions are nothing but peoples
imagination. Men wrote the Bible, not an
imaginary god. Humanists believe in nature and
science. We know that people and animals and
plants evolved over three billion years on
planet Earth.
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We do not look for supernatural answers as to why
we have thunder or why it rains or why we have
tornados. This is all part of nature and physics.
Were proud of being capable of determining right
from wrong by using our brains and not some book
translated from ancient Holy scrolls. We do not
thank Jesus for good fortune because our
intelligence knows he has NOTHING to do with
anything going on now. Best regards, Jimmy
Dunne President, Humanists of Houston
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Dear Mr. Dunne I was disappointed in your
letter of August 28 to the people of Dayton. I
do not think it accomplished what you
intended. Your letter was more of a screed than a
creed. People who read it either laughed at what
they saw as arrogant pronouncements or clucked
their tongues at the patronizing statements. I
am enclosing another letter that you are free to
use. This better represents your naturalistic
worldview and might engender substantive
discussion rather than defensive
reactions. Best regards, William E. Brown
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Dear residents of ___________, As a humanist,
I rely on the objective facts discovered by
science. By the use of the scientific method, I
see no proofs for the existence of God, heaven,
hell, angels, or a soul that lives on after we
die. If such evidence is discovered, I will
gladly believe. I believe in people. I work
hard to make this world a better place because
this is all the existence we have. Because I
believe the natural world is all that exists, I
do not need to believe there are anything but
natural causes for everything that occurs in the
world, good or bad. We do not need a God or a
holy book to tell us what is right and wrong.
Most of morality is self-evident and we just need
to use our reason to decide what is right and
wrong.
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It is difficult to believe in the existence of a
good and powerful God when the world He
supposedly created is filled with evil and
disasters. I would assume He would intervene in
some way to correct these wrongs. Instead, the
world seems to be getting worse. When we look at
the thousands of religions in the world, which
one is correct? They all have conflicting beliefs
about God, scriptures, rituals, and morality.
This only adds to the confusion. I hope you will
consider the rationale I have given here in your
quest for truth. Sincerely yours, Jimmy
Dunne President, Humanists of Houston
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I can honestly say I am a Christian, but my
spirituality has been developed on the road and
is based on my experiences with God. - Justin
Timberlake, Rolling Stone
I believe in the spiritual afterlife. I believe,
in some shape or form, in past-life regression
and souls coming back to Earth for unfinished
business. You know, when you run into people and
you're like, 'I know I've met you somewhere?' I
think maybe you actually did. I think that's what
soul mates means-that you were connected to that
person in a past life. -Justin Timberlake
responding to the question, "What do you think
happens to you when you die?" from Blender
magazine
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"My dad's been a Scientologist for thirty-five
years . . . My grandfather was a Presbyterian
minister, and my mother raised us Jewish, so I've
had lots of influences. But whatever." -
Singer/songwriter Beck, Spin,
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I think a lot of people are losing their
religion. Definitely. Even me, I know that when I
grew up, I used to go to church every Sunday, and
now its become holidays. But I think as long as
you have your own thing, whether its
meditationanything that centers you in life is
good. Do I pray? Yeah, I do. - Actress Kirsten
Dunst, Rolling Stone
First I was angry, then spiritual. Now I
don't know what I am. -Alanis Morissette from
Rolling Stones daily e-mail
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Are we . . . thinking worldviewishly?
We think . . .
in fragments
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Are we . . . thinking worldviewishly?
We think . . .
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in images
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Are we . . . thinking worldviewishly?
We think . . .
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in sounds
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Cultivating Worldview Thinking
1. Educating
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What is a Worldview?
A worldview is first of all an explanation and
interpretation of the world, and second,
an application of this view to life. W. Gary
Phillips and William E. Brown Making Sense
of Your World, p. 29.
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Your worldview
EXPLANATION
INTERPRETATION
Your view OF the world
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Your worldview
APPLICATION
Your view FOR the world
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Behavior
Values
Worldview
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Your worldview answers the ULTIMATE questions
ORIGIN Where did everything come
from? MEANING Why are we here? MORALITY How
should we live? DESTINY What happens when we
die?
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O R I G I N
M E A N I N G
M O R A L I T Y
D E S T I N Y
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O R I G I N
E
M E A N I N G
L
M O R A L I T Y
T
D E S T I N Y
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Cultivating Worldview Thinking
1. Educating
2. Integrating
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Transcen- dentalism
Naturalism
Ultimate Questions
Theism
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Naturalism
the world as we see it
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Naturalism
NATURE
Nothing
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TRANSCENDENTALISM
the world as we want it
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TRANSCENDENTALISM
NATURE
GOD
Nothing
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GOD?
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Theism
the world from God's hand
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Theism
NATURE
God
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Theism
NATURE
God
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THEISTIC RELIGIONS
Jesus Christ
JUDAISM (2,000 BC) CHRISTIANITY (AD
30) ISLAM (AD 600)
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CHRISTUS NEXUS
Christianity is Christ. . . Take Christ from
Christianity, and you disembowel it there is
practically nothing left. Christ is the center
of Christianity, all else is circumference.
John Stott
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Cultivating Worldview Thinking
1. Educating
2. Integrating
3. Mentoring
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Elements of Worldview Thinking
Explanation
Focus Biblical Instruction Goal Think
Biblically
Interpretation
Focus Personal and Cultural
Evaluation Goal Discernment
Application
Focus Personal Decision-
making Goal Christlikeness
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Examples of Worldview Teaching
1. Explore the distinctives of the
Biblical worldview. Ask, What if . . .
2. Explore the distinctives of
other worldviews. Ask, How would a
____ explain or interpret this? 3. Ask
Why? about everything. 4. Collect worldview
current events
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Examples of Worldview Teaching
5. Enslave yourself to everyone. Ask What
are your favorite . . . songs/groups?
Why? movies/celebrities? Why? 6. So
What? Ask What do these songs/movies/etc.
tell us about ourselves? What is the
underlying worldview? What values, actions,
beliefs do they promote? How do these line
up with a biblical view of life?
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Teaching students To Think from a Biblical
Worldview
Making Sense of Your World
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THEISTIC RELIGIONS
JUDAISM (2,000 BC) CHRISTIANITY (AD
30) ISLAM (AD 600)