Pillars of a coherent worldview
We all subscribe to some type of worldview through which we try to interpret reality. Our worldview helps us to navigate through our world. We can compare our worldview to a roof: a roof must always be supported by walls, otherwise the roof will collapse because it cannot stand on its own. So a good roof is one that is supported by several pillars. Here are some of the “pillars” that support worldviews that are coherent with reality. These are all fundamental facts or self-evident truths. Anyone denying these pillars is deliberately building a worldview incoherent with reality. 1. Existence of absolutes. The claim is not that we human beings know all absolutes; rather, the claim is that absolutes DO exist. A “crooked line” doesn’t make any sense in the absence of the existence of such a concept as a “straight line”. In a recent discussion with a friend of mine who doesn’t believe in the existence of absolutes, he made the following statement:...