Ideas from Brights Central
Expressing Your Kind of “Worldview”
Here at Brights Central, what defines a bright has two parts: (1) naturalistic and (2) worldview. Let’s take a closer look at each word separately
The naturalistic part: A naturalistic worldview really doesn’t need to carry an “ism” label, like naturalism. Others may tell you that it does, but it doesn’t. The meaning – as we see it – is really humbler.
How so? If we can imagine anyone carefully inspecting your life stance (from the outside in), they’d find just naturalistic accounts. ("Nothing supernatural or mystical to see in there," any observer would report.) This doesn’t signify that you must therefore be holding onto some specific ideology or philosophy. (Maybe you do; maybe you don’t. But it is not for someone else to ascribe.)
Of course, many brights do conceive theirs to be a philosophical stance. They regard their view of life as appropriately matched to a definition of some form of naturalism. Fine. It may be something that they “think through” to discount the supernatural as false. Not everyone enacts that sort of process.
The worldview part: Listed here are several interpretations of the “worldview” part of the definition. They all basically come down to the same general notion. We each can express the gist of our particular [naturalistic] worldview in our own manner.
It is the overall perspective from which you regard and interpret the world.
It consists of the basic assumptions and images that deliver to you a more or less coherent way of thinking about the world. (Note: it’s coherent, but not necessarily accurate!)
It is your personal collection of beliefs about life and the universe.
It is your own discernment, developed in part because you have sought some understanding of your own significance.
It is the very skeleton of concrete assumptions on which the flesh of your customary conduct is hung.
It is your personal insight about reality and meaning, often called a life stance.
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Lily999999
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Sep 10, 2022
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I have no idea what the point of this is. I think, therefore I am? Naturalism is a belief system which claims everything comes from natural causes, therefore there are no such things as the supernatural and/or the spiritual.
Okay, that's what you call a "life stance," and others call a "belief system." So what's the point? That our bodies, including our brains, have a naturalistic origin? True, but. consciousness is too mysterious to say what it actually is. Maybe it's the "soul," who knows?
Anyway, naturalism is a "belief system" and so is spiritualism. Each person has his or her own unique belief system. I don't see why saying so is profound.
Storm1752
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Sep 8, 2022
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We are all different and individual. We share the same sensory collectors, but some work better than others ie also individual and different in how we collect stimulus. Our memories differ and ability to process stimulus, IQ tests an example, we record differently. And most importantly, we all differ in our life experience. We grow up with different guardians, nurtured differently, in different cultures, in different times etc. No-one has the same life experiences as another, even identical twins.
All our world views are individual and differ. There is varying idealistic world views that many are attracted to and aim for, which is basically politics I suppose. Regardless, with all this philosophical pondering stuff, individuals all share the basic needs of shelter, security, social interaction (being social mammals) food and water aka Maslow's needs. This is the reality of our lives and all that needs to be addressed by politics realistically. The rest, as in promoting individuals world views, politics not really needed as societies will sort themselves out without being directed, as long as basic shared needs mentioned are met.
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