Worldview test

2023-11-04 12:32:54

In the next 17 questions, there are four statements showing different views on the same topic.

To take the exam, choose the answer you agree most (or the best answer for you) or the one you do not agree most (or the least agree). After choosing the two answers, click the "Next" button in the upper right corner to proceed to the next question.

* When we use the word God, we do not necessarily mean God of Christians. This word also sometimes refers to sacred, ultimate, or creator (Brahman, Allah, Jehovah, etc).

This world view test is mainly based on the idea of the general researcher Annick de Witt. In her study, De Witt used qualitative (interview) and quantitative methods, including large-scale investigations of representative samples of Dutch and American citizens. The purpose of her test was to create an empirical social scientific approach to drawing the world view. Her research confirms that Western European countries have at least four major worldview groups and express them as "traditional", "modern", "postmodern" and "integrated" I will. The existence of these worldview groups has also been confirmed by sociology, the history of philosophy, and developmental psychology. Their position in "hot" social debates such as political preferences of these world view groups, their attitudes towards climate change, sustainability of lifestyle, and the role of biotechnology are quite different.

In my opinion, there are at least three tests to determine if the worldview is consistent with the reality. The first is a logical consistency test asking, "Does this world view match itself?" If this view of the world represents reality, in order to match reality it needs to be consistent with itself. Following this, historical consistency test will be continued asking "Is this world view consistent with history?" History tells us the state of the world so far. Therefore, if the prospects of the world are consistent with reality, it must be consistent with history. Third, it is a consistency test of experience, asking "Is this world view presented with life?"

One of the main ways to test philosophy or view of the world is to ask: Is it logically consistent? Because contradictory descriptions must be wrong, internal contradiction is fatal to all world views. "This circle is square" is contradictory, so it must be fake. Especially the contradiction of the destructive form is the absurdity of self - mentality - it means establishing the definition of the truth that the theory can not satisfy itself. An example of self-mentioned absurdity is a theory called evolutionary epistemology. It is a naturalistic approach to applying evolution theory to cognitive processes. The theory thinks human thought is a product of natural selection. This means that our minds are chosen based on the survival value, not the true value.