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Man's __________ sin is the desire to be like God, to be __________.
Man's ULTIMATE sin is the desire to be like God, to be AUTONOMOUS.
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__________ involves the freedom to __________ and the freedom to __________ without __________ to anyone or anything.
AUTONOMY involves the freedom to SIN and the freedom to LIVE without ACCOUNTABILITY to anyone or anything.
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Man develops __________ from a desire to sin __________ without __________.
Man develops PHILOSOPHIES from a desire to sin FREELY without ACCOUNTABILITY.
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The __________ cause of a wrong worldview is a __________ __________ and a __________ mind.
The ROOT cause of a wrong worldview is a HARDENED HEART and a DARKENED mind.
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__________ are __________ __________ that are believed without proof.
PRESUPPOSITIONS are FIRST PRINCIPLES that are believed without proof.
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The __________ Stage was characterized by the __________ of man and the __________ of reason and logic.
The CLASSICAL Stage was characterized by the DEIFICATION of man and the EXALTATION of reason and logic.
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The __________ Stage was characterized by the __________ of the Church and her __________, and the attempt to __________ reason and revelation.
The MEDIEVAL Stage was characterized by the ASCENDANCY of the Church and her AUTHORITY, and the attempt to SYNCRETIZE reason and revelation.
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The __________ Stage was characterized by the __________ of progress, the __________ of the human race, and the elevation of __________ as the ultimate __________.
The MODERN Stage was characterized by the INEVITABILITY of progress, the PERFECTIBILITY of the human race, and the elevation of REASON as the ultimate PANACEA.
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__________ believed that science and __________ institutions had corrupted mankind and that the __________ state was morally superior to the __________ state.
ROUSSEAU believed that science and SOCIAL institutions had corrupted mankind and that the PRIMITIVE state was morally superior to the CIVILIZED state.
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__________ Hume attacked __________ because they were important __________ of Christianity.
DAVID Hume attacked MIRACLES because they were important ATTESTATIONS of Christianity.
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__________ proposed that the great problems of __________ and __________ are __________ by scientific thought.
KANT proposed that the great problems of PHILOSOPHY and RELIGION are INSOLUBLE by scientific thought.
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The __________ Stage was characterized by the death of __________, __________, and radical __________.
The POSTMODERN Stage was characterized by the death of TRUTH, RELATIVISM, and radical SUBJECTIVITY.
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__________ __________ advocated a new, superior type of man: the __________, who through the “Will to Power” created his own __________ and made his own __________.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE advocated a new, superior type of man: the UBERMENSCH, who through the “Will to Power” created his own VALUES and made his own MORALITY.
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Sigmund Freud taught that the __________ is the __________ force in determining human __________.
Sigmund Freud taught that the LIBIDO is the DOMINANT force in determining human BEHAVIOR.
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Jean-Paul __________ advocated the philosophy of __________.
Jean-Paul SARTRE advocated the philosophy of EXISTENTIALISM.
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__________ __________ is the idea that there are no __________ __________ of right and wrong.
MORAL RELATIVISM is the idea that there are no ABSOLUTE STANDARDS of right and wrong.
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__________ is characterized by the idea that there is no __________ and no __________ purpose in life.
DARWINISM is characterized by the idea that there is no CREATOR and no TRANSCENDANT purpose in life.
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__________ is the belief that __________ accounts for differences in human __________ or __________, and that some ethnicities are inferior to others.
RACISM is the belief that ETHNICITY accounts for differences in human CHARACTER or ABILITY, and that some ethnicities are inferior to others.
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__________ says that __________ is all that exists and that humans are very complex __________ __________.
NATURALISM says that MATTER is all that exists and that humans are very complex BIOCHEMICAL MACHINES.
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__________ says that every event is the __________ __________ of __________ independent of the human will.
DETERMINISM says that every event is the INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE of ANTECEDENTS independent of the human will.
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__________ is the belief that everything is __________ and that the only __________ left is __________.
NIHILISM is the belief that everything is ABSURD and that the only VALUE left is DESTRUCTION.
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__________ emphasizes human __________ in an indifferent __________ and __________ for one's actions.
EXISTENTIALISM emphasizes human ISOLATION in an indifferent UNIVERSE and RESPONSIBILITY for one's actions.
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Existentialism teaches that in an __________ __________, meaning is found in an __________ “leap of faith.”
Existentialism teaches that in an ABSURD UNIVERSE, meaning is found in an IRRATIONAL “leap of faith.”
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__________ is the belief in a __________ world that can be accessed through __________ experiences and __________ practices.
MYSTICISM is the belief in a NON-MATERIAL world that can be accessed through SUBJECTIVE experiences and RITUALISTIC practices.
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The __________ __________ Movement says that man is evolving a cosmic __________ of __________ and global harmony.
The NEW AGE Movement says that man is evolving a cosmic CONSCIOUSNESS of ENLIGHTENMENT and global harmony.
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