Worldviews in detail

A. Worldviews briefly – Basic distinctions and Statistics.

B. Worldviews in detail- Summary, Famous Adopters, Main Criticisms, Responses to Criticisms- below:

1. Atheism/Secularism: Nihilism, Existentialism, Agnosticism

• Atheism Worldview Summary
• Atheism Famous Adopters
• Main criticisms of Atheism
  • Atheism Criticism 1- By Einstein
  • Atheism Criticism 2- Meaningless and with grave consequences on human behavior

• Atheism responses to main criticisms
  • Atheism response to criticism of the evolution theory
  • Atheism response to criticism on meaninglessness
  • Atheism response to criticism on lack of motivation to be good

2. Theism: Christianity, Judaism, Islam

2.1. Christianity

• Christianity Worldview Summary
• Christianity Famous Adopters
• Main criticisms of Christianity
  • From a secular/atheist point of view
    • Christianity Criticism 1- By Friedrich Nietzsche
    • Christianity Criticism 2- By Bertrand Russell
    • Christianity Criticism 3- By Christopher Hitchens
  • From a general point of view. Criticisms of Christianity by theme:
    • Christianity Criticism 4- The wars and other abuses
    • Christianity Criticism 5- Incompatibility with science and reason
    • Christianity Criticism 6- Its exclusivity claim, its doctrine on hell
    • Christianity Criticism 7- Christians are fake, hypocrite, judgmental
    • Christianity Criticism 8- Christianity’s God and Human Suffering

• Christian responses to main criticisms
  • Christian response to criticism on violence
  • Christian response to criticism about science & reason
  • Christian response to criticism on exclusivity and hell
  • Christian response to criticism on Christians
  • Christian response to criticism on pain

 

2.2. Islam

• Islam Worldview Summary
• Islam Famous Adopters
• Main criticisms of Islam
  • From a secular, general perspective
    • Islam Criticism 1- Violence and terrorism
    • Islam Criticism 2- Incompatibility with modern world & democracy
    • Islam Criticism 3- Not a religion of peace
  • From a Christian perspective
    • Islam Criticism 4- Major differences between Jesus and Muhammad
    • Islam Criticism 5- Major differences on salvation, heaven
    • Islam Criticism 6- Major differences on God’s nature
    • Islam Criticism 7- Major differences in reference to violence
    • Islam Criticism 8- Major differences regarding the woman condition
    • Islam Criticism 9- Major differences regarding the main books
    • Islam Criticism 10- Major differences regarding freedom
• Islam responses to main criticisms
  • Islam response to criticism on Lack of Separation church/state
  • Islam response to criticism on Violence
  • Islam response to criticism on Backwardness
  • Islam response to criticism on Women Condition
  • Islam response to criticism on Lack of Freedom

3. Pantheism: Buddhism, Hinduism, New Age, etc

• New Age Worldview Summary
• New Age Famous Adopters
• Main criticisms of New Age
  • From a general perspective: New Age is misleading and abusing science.
    • New Age Criticism 1- Science abuse
    • New Age Criticism 2- Spirituality & Money
  • From a secular point of view: New Age is full of pseudo-science, unintelligent and convenient
    • New Age Criticism 3- Full of pseudo-science like ‘The Secret’
    • New Age Criticism 4- Practices associated with schizotypal personalities
  • From a Christian point of view: New Age is full of scientific and logical contradictions, deceitful but, most importantly, dangerous
    • New Age Criticism 5- Irrationality and ignorance
    • New Age Criticism 6- Truth is relative so no need to share ideas
    • New Age Criticism 7- No death, you just get recycled
    • New Age Criticism 8- Occultism, a considerable danger
    • New Age Criticism 9- Jesus, just a great moral teacher
    • New Age Criticism 10- Important political agenda
• New Age responses to main criticisms
  • New Age response to criticism on Reincarnation
  • New Age response to criticism on Occultism
  • New Age response to criticism on Political Agenda