Hi, I am writing a worldview interview paper in which I am asking people questions dealing with their worldview. It would be great if you could answer these questions for me and give me your age and occupation!
1) What is the ultimately real thing in life?
2) What is the nature of the physical world?
3) What is a human being?
4) What happens to a person at death?
5) Why is it possible to know anything at all?
6) How do we know what is right from wrong?
7) What is the meaning of human history?
8) What is the primary goal we are to achieve in life?
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1) What is the ultimately real thing in life? It's all about me.
2) What is the nature of the physical world? Hard, lumpy, wet in places
3) What is a human being? A naked ape with delusions of grandeur
4) What happens to a person at death? Nothing, never more
5) Why is it possible to know anything at all? Because Eve bit the apple?
6) How do we know what is right from wrong? Police sirens
7) What is the meaning of human history? Surely you jest?
8) What is the primary goal we are to achieve in life? Get money. Spend money, Get more money.
Age: 23,600 (approx.)
Occupation: Mocking drive-by proselytizers posing as researchers
1) What is the ultimately real thing in life? Atoms configured in a multitude of ways
2) What is the nature of the physical world? again, atoms atoms atoms
3) What is a human being? an animal that is composed of atoms. It shares a multitude of genetic similarity with particular apes and monkeys. However, other than being quite intelligent, the human is no different than a little ant walking around.
4) What happens to a person at death? I am not sure about this. There is a chance that something could potentially occur, or nothing.
5) Why is it possible to know anything at all? We have brains and we can examine and analyze things around us.
6) How do we know what is right from wrong? What is considered to be "right" or "wrong" is culturally specific. For example, in some cultures, eating particular foods is considered "wrong", while in others, working on a day of rest could be deemed as "wrong". There are certain universals, but because it is culturally specific, I "know" what is considered"right" and "wrong" based on the values that I was taught growing up which are culturally significant to Slovakia (where I live) in the 21st century.
7) What is the meaning of human history? Human history tells us how human beings became who we are today.
8) What is the primary goal we are to achieve in life? Stupid question (no offense). We as people make our own goals based on cultural values, education, upbringing, and so on. This is not a "one size fits all" scenario. However, personally, I want to enjoy my life and contribute to society the best that I can while I am a member of the earth
Age: 13
occupation: I work at my mom's store as an assistant.
Hello! I'm a seventeen year old high schooler.
1) What is the ultimately real thing in life?
That all research is always developing, and that if we were to reach the ultimate truth, our existence would become meaningless.
2) What is the nature of the physical world?
A beautiful yet scary universe, a mixture of harmony and chaos, and probably worth researching.
3) What is a human being?
A being that has to be defined by both its biological and cultural aspects.
4) What happens to a person at death?
They decay and become nutrients for bacteria, fulfilling their role in the circle of life. They can be remembered by their achievements, metaphorically living in death. Who knows, though?
5) Why is it possible to know anything at all?
For the same reason it was possible to ask the question.
6) How do we know what is right from wrong?
Through logic and objective, neutral analysis, since the concept of "right" and "wrong" is relative.
7) What is the meaning of human history?
It lead us to where we are now. Sure, it's full of wars and such horrible event, but that's just how humans are.
8) What is the primary goal we are to achieve in life?
As individuals, each their own goals, as a unity, constantly seeking the ultimate truth I spoke of earlier, even though we might never achieve it, and even though doing it would made us would remove our life's meaning, that potential to reach it is what fuels us.
1: If something is real , it is real.
2: It is physical.
3: A cousin to the chimpanzee.
4.Decomposition begins.
5. The brain.
6. Some people never do.
7. Learn from history or repeat it.
8. That is up to the individual.
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Grumpy old nurse.