2012 Session 2 - Six Fundamental Worldviews - Part 1

Part of a lecture series: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=AE51614534E463FB

Speaker Jesse Ferguson details the six fundamental worldviews - the six basic categories that every religion and non-religion can be described with. They are: Fatalism, Determinism, Pantheism, Appeasement, Naturalism, and Warfare. Jesse goes over each and talks about worldview dissonance, which happens when a person holds multiple conflicting beliefs.

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[samuelm4tog]

Ok, point taken. However, I think you also misunderstand my point. I think you make the mistake of limiting the word "belief" to always having a god or religious being as its object. Atheism cannot be a lack of belief, but a lack of belief in "theism" certainly atheism believes somthing about the world, its origins, its purpose (or lack of purpose), its place in the cosmos and so on... These beliefs...shape a worldview. What do you think?

[artyfarty2]

you missed the point. perhaps if you replace the word 'anything' in my statement with 'any particular thing' you might get what i am saying.

[samuelm4tog]

You honestly think that you had and/or have a blank slate? common. When is this "state everyone has before believing anything?" How would even define or recognize this "state" when was there a time when you recognized in yourself that you did not believe anything?

[artyfarty2]

"as such it shapes your view of the world"

wrong

lack of belief is the state everyone has before believing anything. It as much shapes a person view of the world as a blank canvas determines the painting that will be on it.

[samuelm4tog]

Who is this guy and what credentials does he have? He clearly has a surface level knowledge of many things but that quickly fades into ignorance.

[samuelm4tog]

Exactly, and as such it shapes your view of the world, thus your worldview. Don't be so defensive.

[artyfarty2]

Seriously, this guy knows nothing about what he is talking about! Just listen to how many times he say "or something".

[artyfarty2]

atheism is not a worldview, it is a lack of belief in gods for pity's sake. So many people get this wrong.