The document discusses various factors that influence ethical decision making, including moral, natural, and civil laws as well as worldview. It examines a scenario about the last slice of pie and who should take it, exploring how different laws and worldviews would shape the decision. The document also outlines the key elements of a worldview, such as views on ultimate reality, human nature, ethics, and purpose. It analyzes how worldviews have shaped decisions on issues like abortion, vaccinations, and climate change.
This public lecture was given by Dr. John Oakes at the University of Stockholm in Sweden 9/5/2010. It discusses atheist arguments against the existence of God, why atheism fails and logical arguments for theism.
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Lecture presented by John Weber
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This public lecture was given by Dr. John Oakes at the University of Stockholm in Sweden 9/5/2010. It discusses atheist arguments against the existence of God, why atheism fails and logical arguments for theism.
This was a presentation we used along with \'How to choose your God\' in our Church youth Bible Study group. It presents a logical framework to understand the existence of God and how God reveals Himself thru creation, conscience, communication (over the ages) and ultimately thru Christ.
Everyone has a set of beliefs and values that form a framework and set of “lenses” through which the data of life and the world around us is assessed. Our task is to determine what is true and to live in step with that truth.
The Christian Worldview is the one worldview that rings the truest with the known facts of science and life. This class will focus on the latest in this area and review summary “take-aways” that will help Christians defend the faith.
Lecture presented by John Weber
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on Modernism and Scientific Materialism at the 2015 International Christan Evidence Conference at York College in York, Nebraska, June 19-21. He gave a brief overview of the history of modern science and then give a world view critique of the philosophy, comparing it to Christianity. Here are notes and power points from the presentation.
A power point for a titled What is Truth? A talk about Postmodernism, Naturalism and the Christian World View, given by Dr. John Oakes at Rutgers University 11/20-09.
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In a world full of ideas and beliefs how can we discern what is true and what is not? The notes from my Toastmasters speech for Project 7, Research Your Topic, done on December 9, 2014. Includes extra material.
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What is Relativism?
Relativism grounds the truth of something in the individual. So that,
when we want to know whether or not something is right or wrong,
who has the final say so? The individual. One of the major goals of
relativism is that it seeks to take away harsh judgment and replace it
with tolerance and peace.
Some Positive Aspects About Relativism
Living in America, our culture is a melting pot. Relativism reminds us
that we should not take our standards as being obvious for others.
Relativism can raise the question of whether or not we believe
something because it's actually true, or just because we are
comfortable with it.
Another example could be that we should not think of ourselves as
morally (or in any other way) superior because of our technological
advances. The temptation may be that we look down on primitive
tribes as being simple and uneducated. However their convictions and
beliefs run as deep as ours.
There are many kinds of relativism. Ultimately, the main tenants of
relativism are that:
1 There are no objective truths.
2 Objective truths are those truths which are true even if no one wants
to believe it.
3 Relativism says that because all truths are determined by
themselves, their cultures, language, etc. that objective truths
are actually an illusion.
4 Even truths such as 2+2=4 isn't necessarily truth, other than the fact
that we have all agreed historically that it is true.
• Because of this, "Man is the measure of all things". No one person's
ethics is better than another's. But with this we have to mean
that my ethics is no better than someone who lived 1500 years
ago in another country. One is no better than the other, just
different. A Buddhists' ethics are equal in merit to an American
atheist.
• Culture is responsible for the way we see and experience the world,
including our morality. Thus, we never really see things as they
really are, we always place our interpretation on reality. No
absolute standard for how we should act can be given because
we are not in a position to know (because knowledge of
universal truths is impossible) which system is "better." There is
no "better" - only different.
• As we will see, many ethical systems refer to some sort of absolute
"yardstick" to ground the correctness of their view. As we have
seen, relativism rejects any yardstick altogether. In relativism, we
are not burdened with trying to defend any sort of ethical system.
Instead we look at a common practice within a society.
• However, we should not conclude that just because there are no
moral absolutes, that therefore we should never make moral
judgements. For order and stability in our lives, we need rules,
and we life is best when we work together. This is why, for
example, it is okay in one culture to cut off the hand of ...
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6. What Moral rules
Shape your decision?
What Natural laws
Shape your decision
What Government (Civil) laws
Shape your decision
7. What are Ethics?
Ethics (moral philosophy), the discipline concerned with what
is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong. The
term is also applied to any system or theory of moral values
or principles. “How shall we live?”
https://www.britannica.com/topic/ethics-philosophy
8. What rules govern our ethical choices?
• Moral Law
• Natural Law
• Civil Law
9. Should I take that slice of pie?
• Moral Law - what is the gracious response
• Natural Law
• Civil Law
10. Should I take that slice of pie?
• Moral Law - what is the gracious response
• Natural Law - am I diabetic or gluten free
• Civil Law
11. Should I take that slice of pie?
• Moral Law - what is the gracious response
• Natural Law - am I diabetic or gluten free
• Civil Law - Did I pay for that slice?
12. Worldview Shapes how we answer these questions
• Moral Law - what is the gracious response
• Natural Law - am I diabetic or gluten free
• Civil Law - Did I pay for that slice?
13. Worldview Shapes how we answer
• Moral Law - I don’t care about the others!
• Natural Law - we’re all going to die anyway!
• Civil Law - Hah! They’ll never catch me!
14. Worldview Shapes how we answer
• Moral Law - Bible teaches me to be concerned with
others
• Natural Law - My body is a Temple of God and I
am responsible to care for it
• Civil Law - God sees my actions and will call me to
account for my actions
16. Worldview: People’s Republic of China
• Sons are more valuable than daughters
• The State should plan the growth of society
• Parents answer to the State on family planning
17. Worldview: Christian Worldview
• Men & women were both created in God’s Image
• Men & women have in
fi
nite value & dignity
• Parents answer to God on their families
18. Worldview: Supreme Court Decision on Abortion
• Worldview # 1 - Women’s right to their own body
• Worldview # 2 - Protection of unborn children
23. Worldview as a meta narrative
Act 1 - Creation
Act 2 - The Fall
Act 3 - Redemption
Act 4 - Restoration
24. The Elements of a Worldview
Review from Topic 1
• Ultimate Reality
• Nature of the Universe
• Nature of Human beings
• Nature of Knowledge
• Ethics
• Human Purpose
25. 1. Ultimate Reality
• Is there a personal God?
• Is there an impersonal force?
• Is there nothing beyond physical
world?
Hiles, J. & Faith, A. (2020). Chapter 2: Evaluating wisely. In J. Hiles ed. The beginning of wisdom. Grand Canyon University.
26. 2. Nature of the Universe
• How did the universe come to be?
• Is there an end or goal of history?
• Is the Universe only physical or is there
an invisible spiritual world?
Hiles, J. & Faith, A. (2020). Chapter 2: Evaluating wisely. In J. Hiles ed. The beginning of wisdom. Grand Canyon University.
27. 3. What is Nature of Humans
• Are we only physical bodies
• Do we have a soul or spirit?
• Do we have equal value?
• Were we created with value?
Hiles, J. & Faith, A. (2020). Chapter 2: Evaluating wisely. In J. Hiles ed. The beginning of wisdom. Grand Canyon University.
28. 4. What is Knowledge?
• What are the sources of knowledge
• Is there an absolute “truth”?
• What role do our senses play?
• How can we discover truth?
• Is there a “revelation” or only scienti
fi
c
discover?
Hiles, J. & Faith, A. (2020). Chapter 2: Evaluating wisely. In J. Hiles ed. The beginning of wisdom. Grand Canyon University.
29. 5. Ethics: How do we make
decisions?
• Are there any absolute principles?
• Were these principles revealed or
• Are these principles derived by human
reasoning alone?
Hiles, J. & Faith, A. (2020). Chapter 2: Evaluating wisely. In J. Hiles ed. The beginning of wisdom. Grand Canyon University.
30. 6. Purpose
• Why are we here?
• Do we have a role or duties other than
to ourselves?
• What are the consequences of our
decisions?
Hiles, J. & Faith, A. (2020). Chapter 2: Evaluating wisely. In J. Hiles ed. The beginning of wisdom. Grand Canyon University.
32. Wresting with Ethical Questions
1. Identify there civil, natural, and moral laws involved in the scenario.
2. Identify the values in con
fl
ict.
3. Identify which aspect(s) of Christian Worldview informs the decision.
4. Propose an answer to the question.
5. Explain how your answer comes out of a Christian Worldview.
6. Describe the consequences of your answer, and ways to address them.
37. One child per family
1979
Many families abandon daughter
In order to keep their son
38. Question
You are in a house church in China
A family has one daughter
Mother gave birth to a son.
Should she give up her daughter?
39. Keeping or Giving Up a Daughter?
1. What are the values in con
fl
ict?
2. What part of Christian Worldview address this question?
3. What is the solution & why does it come from a Christian Worldview?
43. Eagle River, WI
Homeless Rate: 20%
Average income $150/month
Covid 19 Deaths in 2020 200
# of residents vaccinated 5
44. Eagle River, WI
wants to come in, build a lane
And harvest trees.
But it will endanger the habitat of Ivory Billed
Woodpecker
45. The Ivory Billed Woodpecker
1. What are the values in con
fl
ict?
2. What part of Christian Worldview address this question?
3. What is the solution & why does it come from a Christian Worldview?
4. What are the bene
fi
ts, consequences,
5. How will you deal with the consequence?
48. Truth Assumed
You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
(John 8:32 ESV)
“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in
spirit and truth.”
(John 4:24, ESV)
51. Truth in the Old Testament
ָהנֱמוּא Emunah
Firmness, steadfastness,
fi
delity, faithfulness, trustworthy
52. Truth in the New Testament
ἀ
λ
ή
θεια Aletheia
Dependability, uprightness, embodiment of ultimate
knowledge, an actual event or state of reality.
55. It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend to
heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’
Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go
over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and
do it?’ But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in
your heart, so that you can do it.
(Deut 30:12–14 ESV)
59. Premodern World
• Knowledge was mediated
• Truth was interpreted by chain of tradition
• Truth was determined by religious leaders
• Truth was accessible to a few
65. • Universal scienti
fi
c laws govern universe
• Universal economic laws govern society
• Universal civil laws govern nations
Modernism
The Enlightenment
66. • Universal moral laws that govern men & women
Modernism
The Enlightenment
78. Critical Social Theory
• Even “facts” do not exist
• Those in power choose create “facts”
• Those in power create stories to tie them together
• Those in power use “facts” & “stories” to oppress
91. 3. How do we access “truth”
a. General Revelation (aka Natural Revelation)
b.Special Revelation
c. Reason
92. a. General Revelation
The means God has used to reveal himself universally
to humanity through nature, history, science and
reasoning.
(McClendon, 2020, p. 23)
93. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork (Psalm 19:1, ESV)
a. General Revelation
95. b. Special Revelation
No prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own
interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by
the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were
carried along by the Holy Spirit.
(2 Pet 1:20–21 ESV)
96. c. Reason
Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath
days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
explaining and proving that it was necessary for the
Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead, and
saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the
Messiah.” And some of them were persuaded
(Acts 17:2–4 ESV)
100. Six Actors in a Crime Scene
1. Victim
2. Perpetrator (primary guilt)
3. Collaborator (secondary guilt)
4. Bystander (possible guilt)
5. Witness (choice of guilt or innocence)
6. Rescuer / Resister (innocent)
Johnson, David. (2015). Principles and Techniques of Trauma-centered Psychotherapy. American Psychological Association. p. 119
101. What were some causes of German collaboration?
https://www.ushmm.org/teach/teaching-materials/roles-of-individuals/ethical-leaders/background/causes-and-motivations
102. Causes of German Collaboration
1. Fear - The consequences for non-compliance
2. Gain - Financial, material, and social gain from removal of Jews
3. Deference to Authority - “I was just obeying orders”
4. Social pressure and rationalization
5. Unconscious bias - bigotry, racism, prejudice
https://www.ushmm.org/teach/teaching-materials/roles-of-individuals/ethical-leaders/background/causes-and-motivations
103. What happens when we draw our
sense of right & wrong instead of
outward to a source outside of ourself?
104. There is a way that seems right to a perspm but whose end is death.
(Proverbs 14:12, ESV)
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can
understand it?
(Jeremiah17:9 ESV)
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my
ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the
earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than
your thoughts.
(Isaiah 55:8–9 ESV)
106. Three views of the source of moral authority
1. Moral Relativism - There is no objective source of moral law
2. Philosophical Ethics - Reason is source of moral law
3. Christian Worldview - Revelation is source for moral law
Boyd, C. & Thorsen, D. (2018) Christian ethics and moral philosophy. Baker Books
107. Six Systems of Ethics Decision-Making
1. Antinomianism - Believing or acting as if there are no moral laws
2. Situational Ethics - Decisions made based entirely on context
3. Generalism - General principles guide the decision-making with lattitude
4. Unquali
fi
ed Absolutism - Moral absolutes with no exceptions
5. Con
fl
icting Absolutism - Choosing the lesser evil
6. Graded Absolutism - Choosing the higher good
Geisler, Norman. (2010). Christian ethics. Baker Books.
108. Ethical Dilemma
Thin italics
• The queen is dying. The queen has been married to her brother for 35 years.
• Should the queen send her brother away (divorce) in order to go to heaven?
115. Mrs. Diane Etheridge
With
fi
ve other mothers asking if their
children can continue their education
at First Baptist High School.
116. All schools, public and private shall be segregated
according to race. There shall be separate districts and
separate school facilities according to race. Counties are
empowered to enforce this statue by levying fine,
incurring penalty, imprisonment, or liquidating a school in
violation of the statute.
1930 State Education Code
119. What is the Civil Law? What is the physical law?
120. What is the Civil Law? What is the physical law?
What is the Moral Law?
121. What are the values in conflict?
•Civil Law
•Physical Law
•Moral Law
122. What components of Christian Worldview inform your choice?
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
123. Civil Disobedience
Refusal to obey governmental demands or commands
especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of
forcing concessions from the government
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20disobedience
124. Civil disobedience is the intentional act of disobeying a civil law or
authority because of a conviction that one has a higher responsibility.
For a believer, those "higher responsibilities" are found in the Bible and
nowhere else. The aim of Christian civil disobedience is to follow God
despite the rule of an ungodly authority. When obeying man's law
would put us in direct disobedience to the clear command of God,
then—and only then—is civil disobedience warranted.
https://www.compellingtruth.org/civil-disobedience.html
125. Civil Disobedience
When does Scripture admonish us to obey civil law?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20disobedience
126. Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is
no authority except from God, and those that exist have been
instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists
what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
Romans 13:1-2, ESV
127. Civil Disobedience
When does Scripture admonish us to disobey civil law?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20disobedience
128. [The authorities] called Peter & John, and charged them not to speak
or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered
them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than
to God, you must judge,
(Acts 4:18–19 ESV)
129. What does Christian Worldview say about Civil Disobedience
1. Bible commands us to to obey governments and civil laws (Romans 13:1-2)
2. Christians should resist laws that are evil or compel one to do evil.
3. When Christian disobeys evil laws, they should accept consequences.
4. Christians should work non-violently to change evil laws
5. Christians should work non-violently to install good leaders
6. Christians are commanded to pray for their leaders (1 Tim 2:1-2)
https://www.gotquestions.org/civil-disobedience.html
130. Foundation of Ethical Decisions
Identify your basis for making Ethical Deicions
Before you are in emotional or threatening situations
