This document is a worldview analysis essay assignment that includes multiple parts. It begins with explaining the Christian perspective on spirituality and ethics in healthcare compared to postmodern relativism. It then defines and provides two arguments against scientism. The remainder of the document consists of the student's responses to questions about their personal worldview on topics like ultimate reality, human nature, knowledge, ethics, and purpose.

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Analysis and Personal Inventory EssayThe nature of spirituality and ethics in the Christian
perspective is dependent on the belief in a higher being, God. In the healthcare scenario,
spirituality means that one believes that this higher being is the one that holds the key to
health, wellness, and disease. To be deeply spiritual therefore means that one has the power
to call upon God when they are sick and they get healed without even having to go to the
hospital. In the same manner, the belief in God has the potential to heal anyone else that is
prayed for in order that God can intervene and heal them. Christian spirituality teaches that
God is above everything. He can conquer disease and restore wellness without having to
take any medication at all. In fact, Christian spirituality maintains that…Based on the
required topic study materials, write a reflection about worldview and respond to
following:In 250-300 words, explain the Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality
and ethics in contrast to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care.
Worldview Analysis and Personal Inventory EssayIn 250-300 words, explain what
scientism is and describe two of the main arguments against it.In 750-1,000 words, answer
each of the worldview questions according to your own personal perspective and
worldview:What is ultimate reality?What is the nature of the universe?What is a human
being?What is knowledge?What is your basis of ethics?What is the purpose of your
existence?Remember to support your reflection with the topic study materials.While APA
style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and
documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can
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and Personal Inventory EssayThis assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful
completion. Analysis of Worldview: Christian Perspective as Opposed to Postmodern
Relativism in HealthcareThe nature of spirituality and ethics in the Christian perspective is
dependent on the belief in a higher being, God. In the healthcare scenario, spirituality means
that one believes that this higher being is the one that holds the key to health, wellness, and
disease. To be deeply spiritual therefore means that one has the power to call upon God
when they are sick and they get healed without even having to go to the hospital. In the
same manner, the belief in God has the potential to heal anyone else that is prayed for in
order that God can intervene and heal them. Christian spirituality teaches that God is above

2. everything. He can conquer disease and restore wellness without having to take any
medication at all. In fact, Christian spirituality maintains that for one to get sick, God has to
allow it to either test his/ her faith or let him discover the power of God. This argument is
supported by the case of Job in the Christian Holy Bible. As for ethics, the God of Christianity
directs that all Christians must do good (beneficence) at all times (Gula, 2000) and shun
doing evil (non-maleficence). Hence the greatest commandment that one should always
love their neighbor as they love themselves. Worldview Analysis and Personal Inventory
EssayContrasted with the Christian worldview, postmodern relativism is a cynical look at
the reality of wellness and disease. It seeks to question reason and the scientific knowledge
that informs modern medicine and treatment. Postmodern relativism would question
medical and nursing interventions aimed at treating disease because according to it, all
actions possess no certainty and their usefulness is only relative. In other words, there is
nothing absolute or absolutely certain in healthcare, including the so-called evidence-based
therapies. How an illness is understood in healthcare and how it is remedied is therefore
dependent on how the person looking at it perceives it (Guignan, 2020).Description of and
Arguments against ScientismScientism is the belief that scientific knowledge is the ultimate
medicine and panacea to all the problems of the world. This includes illness and disease.
According to it, all knowledge in the world comes from science and scientific endeavours.
Also, all phenomena on Earth and in the entire universe can be explained by science
according to the philosophy of scientism. It is during the latter stages of the historical
period known as “Renaissance” that scientism began to take root. As Christopher Columbus
was discovering the America’s, Galileo Galilei and Rene Descartes were beginning to
question knowledge that had been held as true for ages. These could be considered as the de
facto founders of the scientism movement Worldview Analysis and Personal Inventory
Essay. Up to the time that these men of science started to question assumptions like the
flatness of the Earth, the word of the Church and the ancient philosophical thinkers was
unchallenged and divine. All intellectuals believed these assumptions to be true so much so
that anyone who questioned their veracity was considered to be insane. As a matter of fact,
most of these early scientism advocates found themselves in jail for their observations.
Luckily, their observations were factual scientific realities that would soon be proved to be
true (Burnett, 2020).Like any form of believe, cult, or movement; scientism also has
arguments that are presented against it and its proponents. Two of these are worth
discussing here. According to Crosby (2014), the free will of a human being is a
phenomenon that even scientism cannot claim to be in a position to explain. To prove this
point, the science of neurology and neurosurgery is still not capable of explaining the
physiology behind the free will, morality, or right and good as functions of the human brain.
Moreover, there are still huge areas of the brain whose functions science still cannot
explain. Therefore, science still cannot purport to be able to explain in full the process of
human thought and free will, as these appear to be extremely abstract phenomena devoid of
any physical footprints. The second argument against scientism is its reliance on the
replicability of observations. That an experiment in science can be replicated with the same
results obtained in a different place is the very hallmark of science. This is the whole
concept of reliability and validity of research findings. Hall (2018) posits that the absence of

3. replicability of past observations does not necessarily mean no new knowledge is
generated.Ultimate RealitySo, what exactly is ultimate reality? According to the online
Oxford dictionary, the word “ultimate” means “being or happening at the end of a process”
or “final.” Therefore, ultimate reality is the absolute reality that remains after all beliefs,
cults, assumptions, and conjectures have been removed. For example, the ultimate reality as
at now is that the Earth is round, living things need oxygen gas to survive, a human being
can only give birth to a human being and not a goat, and only human beings have the
capacity to generate original speech (parrots can only copy!). Worldview Analysis and
Personal Inventory EssayThe Nature of the UniverseThe universe is everything that is in
existence in whatever state it is in, on earth and beyond. As human beings, we occupy just a
tiny speck in the universe that is planet Earth. We have not even been able to physically find
out what is in existence in a neighboring planet in the solar system. Galaxies upon galaxies
make up the entire universe. In a nutshell, therefore, the nature of the universe is still a
mystery yet to be unravelled by humans on Earth.A Human BeingA human being is part of
the living things that are found on planet Earth. As things stand now, he is the most
intelligent of all the animals found on Earth and endowed with the capacity to reason.
Among all the animals and living things on Earth, it is only the human being that possesses
free will and a sense of right and wrong. However, these special faculties are still not
possible to explain using the current available knowledge, be it scientific or otherwise.
Through his superior brain, the human being has been able to make sense of the Earth and
use its resources in ways that can benefit him. He has been able to carefully study his body
and identify how and when most of the diseases affecting it occur. In this manner, he has
also tried and observed which interventions are able to treat these diseases and which ones
cannot. However, despite all this ingenuity, the human being has not been able to to
conquer death or prevent it.KnowledgeKnowledge is an abstract concept whose presence
can be demonstrated but whose exact existence cannot be physically proven. Human beings
are not born with knowledge. They have to acquire it after being born. This is possible
because the human brain is capable of learning and storing information learnt. However,
physically demonstrating where knowledge resides in the human brain has not been
possible to date. The best that can be presumed is where knowledge resides in the human
brain. In fact, the abstract phenomenon that is knowledge is made even more complex by
the reality of the dichotomy of mind and brain. The brain is a physical reality that can be
touched, whereas the mind is an abstract reality that has no physical proof. Worldview
Analysis and Personal Inventory EssayMy Personal Basis of EthicsMy personal basis of
ethics leans more on the Christian worldview of doing only what is good to others
(beneficence). It is informed by resisting the urge to bring harm upon others (non-
maleficence), even if they have done something that hurts me. This is the unconditional love
of the neighbor that Jesus taught as the greatest commandment in the Christian Holy Bible.
My personal basis of ethics is also informed by the need to let others exercise their free will
without constraints (autonomy). This is because human rights inform all of us that all
human beings are born free and they must remain so without anyone curtailing their God-
given freedom. Lastly, my personal basis of ethics is informed by the need to accord justice
to everyone. I believe that resources should not only be shared equally, but also that all

4. human beings should have access to basics of life and health wherever they are, regardless
of their race, color, creed, religion, beliefs, culture, or socio-economic status.The Purpose of
My ExistenceFollowing from my personal basis of ethics above, my belief of my purpose of
existence also leans more on the Christian worldview of leaving the world better than I
found it. I believe that I am in existence to do good and impact the world positively,
touching the lives of fellow human beings through healing and alleviating suffering that is
caused by disease. Worldview Analysis and Personal Inventory EssayReferencesBurnett, T.
(2020). What is scientism? American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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