Worldview and its implications on religion and psychology

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PART 1
What is a worldview and what are implications of a worldview?
The term worldview is somewhat self-evident. It can be regarded as an intellectual
perspective about the universe or the world known as Weltanschauung in German, one
worldwide lies at one's heart of knowledge (Cho, Malahlela & Ramoelo, 2015). A worldview
is a compilation of beliefs regarding the fundamental parts of reality that take forms a base
for an individual's actions.
According to DeWitt (2018), Naturalism is the worldview of believing that, the only
thing existing is enteral and evolving and that thing is matter. While forming a group, this
assumption implies that the members decide the values and behaviour to be followed by them
keeping their personal need in mind. With changes in the situation, the worldview believes
that there is no reason to not change the cultural elements. The only focus is placed on
morality.
Animism is another worldview that assumes that the universe is made up of material
and immaterial parts, believing in the existence of spirits. Individuals with such a world view
believe in leading a simple life one day at a time while accepting things as they are.
Far Eastern view believes in the composition of the universe to be impersonal
substance and all other things existing is formed from that substance (Spangenberg, 2016).
They have a strong belief in God and his presence in everything. The implication of this view
can be related to the cultures promoting passivism.
Theism believes in God to be Creator along with Sustainer who is transcendent and
infinite (Van der Walt, 2015). The individuals with such a type of worldview tend to follow
the moral order in a rigid way and are of the opinion that things should be as they have been
prescribed.
The last type is relational revelation who believe in the presence of an infinite,
transcendent and personal God who is the Creator (Cho, Malahlela & Ramoelo, 2015). This
view leads to people prioritizing a personal relation with God and is motivated in their
actions by that.