Spiritual value of the grand canyon

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Worldview Analysis and Personal Inventory

Nerissa Russell

Grand Canyon University

PHI 413V-0500 Ethical and Spiritual Decision Making in Health

May 10, 2020

1. Explain the Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics in contrast

to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care

Spirituality have a close relationship with healthcare. There are many Christian related

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acknowledge the role of science in healthcare and acknowledge that science can hardly stand

alone.

2. What scientism is and describe two of the main arguments against it?

Scientism assumes the paradigm knowledge and truth to be gained in form of natural

sciences. Philosophy and religion are taken as types of knowledge that are substandard. Science

proponents, for instance, Pinker, says that the scientific moral worldview of the educated

individuals require radical break from different religious value meaning and concepts, insisting

on believing in God is turning a person’s back from science matters. He argues that matters of

divinity should be completely comprehended as such conceptualization are ignorantly asserted.

Scientism allows subject understanding completely like electromagnetism. The scientism of

Pinker ascertains to people that such kind of thinking is basically scientific fundamentalism and

has no difference from the fundamentalism of Christianity, and Christians who would attempt to

tell the age of the world using justifications from the Bible.

Among the major arguments that scientism faces are from religious people. Theologian

Haught argues that while atheists like Dennett believes that only nature is real and God hardly

exists, and science is the only source of complete knowledge is false ("Review of God and the

New Atheism", 2020). Haught observes that such belief systems of atheists self-refute since they

need them to assent to different belief systems that violate needs of basic knowledge. Marxism is

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societies that sponsor or own hospitals. According to research, spiritual disciplines impact

medical values in a positive way, hence, it must be considered in terms of holistic wellbeing of

the patients. Spiritual interests and practices have lately cut across boundaries of Christianity as

well as medicine to important aspects of medicine that encompass ethics. Therefore, spirituality

is the basis of moral living. This shows that ethics without spiritual accompaniment has no roots

and spirituality without ethics is simply disembodied. Christian spirituality guides our ethics and

spiritual care helps patients to make informed decisions on treatment matters. Spirituality

embraces the entire life lived in accordance to God’s will as the absolute guiding vale. This

means that spirituality has an impact on our outlook of life and is fundamental in supporting our

moral paths and lifestyles that we develop as a result of remaining committed to God.

Among the reasons of the existence of Christian spirituality in healthcare and nursing is

because of the current ideologies related to postmodernism relativism. This is the perspective

that does not conquer with the proclamations of full knowledge, science rationality as well as the

role of reasoning. Science is limited to claims about what cab tested using empirical method.

(GCU, 2020). The postmodern relativism perspective tends to subdue spiritualism since it does

not tolerate pluralism. The theory disregards the ethical reasoning and does not have the ability

to depict human life. Despite the postmodernism relativism of difference notion, there are things

that coexist together in promoting the spirituality of an individual and hence, contributing to the

worldview. For example, we should not agree everything we are told as absolute truth and

also against scientism. It perceives scientism as an activity of intellectual life of humanity and

materialism. Scientism is viewed as a threat to the livelihoods and has the potential to destroy

people and things as a result of modern weaponry as well as being disruptive environmentally

due to technology. Scientism also hides some ideas of capitalism of state-monopoly.

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3. Worldview questions according to your own personal perspective and worldview

a) What is ultimate reality?

Christians need to respond to this question in the correct way in order to have a better

understanding of their worldviews. Ultimate reality is the search for the highest authority. (GCU,

2020). It enquires about the things that are real in this world. In my opinion, God represents the

reality. This means that He is the complete foundation and origin of everything and the end

towards which everything has. God created the universe eternally. God is perfect in being as well

as character. He is also righteous, unchangeable, glorious, wise, holy as well as all powerful.

Every time I think of Him, I find Him to be immeasurable as well as infinite. He is personal and

his intention towards us is to make himself acknowledged, which makes him the God of good

relationship. God is immanent. Moreover, He is transcendent. Therefore, He is not just a stone

but beyond it. This is my ultimate and prime reality and truth.

b) What is the nature of the universe?

Regarding the element of Christian worldview on the universe, I trust that God is the

creator of the entire world. He is basically an effect and a cause system. I believe He is the maker

of heaven, earth and everything that is seen and unseen. Creation resulted from the word of

mouth of God himself. This was in an orderly, structural and in a system that was very open.

God unfolds to us His eternal purposes on a daily basis. The universe is also open for human and

God’s reorder. Therefore, due to the fact that the universe is orderly, it tends to be impacted by

humanity because the world is an open system ("The Universe Next Door - InterVarsity Press",

2020). The decisions we make as human beings have greater meanings and impacts that endure

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forever in good and bad moments. Even if I am a Roman Catholic, I have a rich scientific

background as well.

I understand that the universe revolved around two basic realms: non-physical and physical

realms. The physical realm is normally controlled by different physical laws. Non-physical

reality on the other side is what is hardly related by physics, my individual reality is affected by

senses of smelling, hearing, tasting, and seeing directly. The most important thing is the ability

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of the tone in appreciating the environment in appositive way in form of practicing, praying as

well as meditating.

c) What is a human being?

I look at the question of “what is human being? “beyond the evolution concept that says

that human beings evolved from early forms of apes. I see human beings as living, emotionally

filled, having the ability of distinguishing good form evil, breathing and most importantly I

believe we are created in the image and likeness of God. This basically means that human beings

are similar to God to some extent. This was the case before man sinned and the universe tainted,

corrupting the presence of God’s image in human beings. This is the same reason why we agitate

sins such as murder. The only way that human beings can resume the original state as well as

delight in the love of God is through knowing and trusting in Jesus. As a Christian, I trust that

the fallen human being will be glorified and restored someday due to God’s love in Christ.

d) What is knowledge?

Humanity has the ability to know God as well as the world surrounding them. This is through the

sufficient grace of God. Because God is all knowing, we can comprehend something. God is the

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source of ultimate knowledge. He reveals Himself to us in form of special and general revelation.

Science cannot speak to the issues of morality and ethics, right and wrong. (GCU, 2020).

God discloses Himself to us in special revelation through Christ, and in general revelation

through the order of creation. Therefore, my belief is that God who is all-knowing has permitted

humanity to crack various anonymities of the world.

e) What is your basis of ethics?

As a strong Christian, my ethics foundation relates to the character of God. According to

Sire, we should focus on understanding absolute truth and morality as followers of Jesus ("The

Universe Next Door - InterVarsity Press", 2020) . I acknowledge very well the existence of clear

definition of right and wrong because this comes from the holy character of God. Hence, there

exists standards, which establishes moral judgement.

f) What is the purpose of my existence?

We all have a purpose of living. According to the Bible, our purpose should be living for

Christ while striving to reflect His holy ways. As a nursing student, I intend to apply my

Christianity spiritualism in serving the sick to my level best. Living is having a chance to be in

the world and my purpose of existence is to make the best meaning out of my life by helping

others.

In conclusion, my world views demonstrate the effects of Christianity, but I do not dispel

the scientific facts. I advocate for pluralism in healthcare setting since it will stimulate

spiritualism as well as science. It is important to understand the worldviews of patients through

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their medical history in order to cater for them fully.

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References

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Grand Canyon University, (Ed). (2020). Practicing dignity: An Introduction to Christian values

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