World View and Belief Systems

Since childbirth there are rules or traditions that are imposed to you by yourparents and society where
you belong“Do this because this is right.” “Be good toothers!” “Huwag kang gumawa ng masama
kung ayaw mong ma-karma .”. These aresimple reminders of our parents. When you are brought to
the school for youreducation, same values or beliefs are being strengthened. In some period in yourlife
you became a member of a religious organization or perhaps by tradition. Thebeliefs and values that you
learned from your parents and school are reinforced bythe teachings of that specific religion. All that
you have learned from your parents,,school, religious affiliation and other influences became your belief
system and your worldview. Carol Hill describes worldview, as“

By worldview (or belief system) I mean the basic way of interpreting things andevents that pervades a
culture so thoroughly that it becomes a culture’s concept ofreality-what is good, what is important,
what is sacred, what is real. It is more thanculture, even though the distinction between the two can
sometimes be subtle. Itextends to perceptions of time and space, of happiness and well-being. The
beliefs,values, and behaviors of culture stem directly from its worldview.” (Hill, 2007)Often times you
are not conscious of your own worldview unless it ischallenged or dared by other belief system. A very
simple definition of a “worldview”is given by Matt Slick. According to him a worldview is a set of
beliefs used tounderstand the world.

Everyone has a set of principles by which to judge rightand wrong and which guides them in everyday
living. You stop at a red light and goat a green. ( Cornejo, et al, 2019).Google has a simple definition, it
says, ”

Belief systems are the stories we tellourselves to define our personal sense of ‘reality’ (the way
things actuallyexist). Every human being has a belief system that he/she utilizes and it isthrough this
mechanism that we individually “make sense” of the worldaround us.”

It could be a set of beliefs or a philosophy of life.

Belief system

shapes your worldview about the world, your existence, and relationships with yourfellowmen. In other
words, “ a worldview whether religious or nonreligious, is apersonal insight about reality and meaning,
often termed a “

life understanding

”which I may call a product of belief systems. Most often worldviews are shaped byreligions. Inside the
box are

worldviews

about man’s perspective of God.(Serapio,2016).

DISCUSSIONS