Respond to each of the worldview prompts according to your personal worldview or “your own personal beliefs that comprise your worldview.” In 125-150 words, explain ultimate reality.
| My personal worldview of ultimate reality is shaped by both religious and scientific understandings and views of the world we live in. Ultimate reality is the existence of and recognition of the highest authority (Bogue & Hogan, 2022). As a Christian, ultimate reality can be depicted in how Christians present the view of God. In ultimate reality, as per Christianity, a monotheistic religion, only one God is the highest authority of all that exists (Bogue & Hogan, 2022). Based on my Christian religious roots, this is an ultimate reality that cannot be counterargued. Only one true God exists. From the scientific knowledge I have developed to date, my understanding and view are shaped by the arguments and experiences explored in chemistry and physics explaining the laws of nature. For instance, an ultimate reality is that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can only be transformed and transferred in various states, such as gaseous, solid, and liquid. |
In 125-150 words, explain the nature (origin) of the universe.
| My personal worldview and understanding of the nature or origin of the universe are also shaped by an interplay of both religious and scientific worldviews. From my Christian understanding, especially based on the text and teachings from Genesis (Bogue & Hogan, 2022), I believe that the universe came to be as a result of divine creation by God. God created all that exists. Scientifically, theories of the origin of the universe have shaped how I understand the universe, including its origins. For instance, theories such as the Big Bang Theory have created the perspective that the universe developed from a point of singularity |