CWV 101 GCU EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

CWV 101 GCU EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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ANSWERS

Atheism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔refers to disbelief in the
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existence of a god or gods and, therefore, entails an
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understanding of reality that makes no reference to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



anything or any being beyond the physical universe.
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Theism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔describes a worldview
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that entails belief in the existence of at least one personal
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and intelligent divine being
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Patheism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔equates god with the
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universe and the universe with god by conceiving of both
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as identical and entirely consistent with one another.
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Assumption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An underlying belief |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



that is presupposed or presumed in advance of careful
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reason and reflection. |\ |\




Faith - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of committing
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to particular presuppositions; the act of trusting in Jesus
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Christ to define one's self, which constitutes a
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transformation of a person's spirit from selfishness to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



selflessness.

,Private Worldview - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The formation
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of a worldview as shaped by an individual's life story,
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experience, society, culture, and relationships, and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



therefore expressed by individualized language, belief,
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and practice.
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Reason - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of
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evaluating, and then supporting, modifying, or rejecting |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



particular presuppositions. |\




Shared Worldview - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The formation
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of a worldview as shaped by a community of thinkers and
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practitioners across times and places, and therefore
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expressed by shared language, beliefs, and practices.
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Worldview - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A foundational set of
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assumptions to which one commits that serves as a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



framework for understanding and interpreting reality and
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deeply shapes one's behavior.
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Agnosticism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A worldview |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



position characterized by the conviction that it is not
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possible to know with certainty whether God exists or not
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and that the same is true of certain other religious claims.
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, Cognitive Dissonance - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An
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uncomfortable state in which a person holds inconsistent |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



or contradictory ideas or beliefs, particularly in relation to
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morality and conduct. |\ |\




Coherence Test - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A worldview test
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that examines the internal consistency and rational
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coherence of worldview assumptions. |\ |\ |\




Correspondence Test - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



worldview test that examines a worldview's ability to
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provide a cogent explanation of reality.
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Ethics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The systematic study of
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moral principles that guide human behavior.
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Monotheistic - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A theistic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



worldview that includes only one god. M |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Naturalism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A worldview position
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characterized by the conviction that nothing exists |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



beyond the natural world, emphasis on knowledge
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available through analysis of the natural world, and the
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exclusion of supernatural explanations and religious
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doctrine.