Here's a more in-depth exploration of
1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world.
This phrasing implies that a worldview is a massive collection of beliefs and ideologies that one has accumulated throughout one's lifetime that have made one person think and live the way he does. Atheism is, contrary to whatever your preacher told you, is defined by exactly one belief: there is no reason to believe that there is a God. On its own, atheism is woefully incomplete and needs other ideologies to help to create a worldview.
2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group.
Once again, Atheism is defined by exactly one belief, and it is a negative belief (namely, that one does not believe in something): That there is no reason to believe in God. One belief is not a collection. I'm reminded of a bit from Father Ted:
Dougal: Ted, have you seen my record collection?
Ted: Record collection?
Dougal: Yeah!
...
Dougal: Here it is. (he picks up a single 45 RPM record)
Ted: Dougal, you need more than one record to have a collection. What you have is a record.
1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world.
This phrasing implies that a worldview is a massive collection of beliefs and ideologies that one has accumulated throughout one's lifetime that have made one person think and live the way he does. Atheism is, contrary to whatever your preacher told you, is defined by exactly one belief: there is no reason to believe that there is a God. On its own, atheism is woefully incomplete and needs other ideologies to help to create a worldview.
2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group.
Once again, Atheism is defined by exactly one belief, and it is a negative belief (namely, that one does not believe in something): That there is no reason to believe in God. One belief is not a collection. I'm reminded of a bit from Father Ted:
Dougal: Ted, have you seen my record collection?
Ted: Record collection?
Dougal: Yeah!
...
Dougal: Here it is. (he picks up a single 45 RPM record)
Ted: Dougal, you need more than one record to have a collection. What you have is a record.
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.