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Here is what I know, I need faith to arrive at truth. What is True?
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by Peterson, Dawn - Friday, January 27, 2017, 11:14 AM
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Week 5 Dr. Siebold has asked us to be vulnerable, so vulnerable I will be. I did
not find it easy understanding the true depth of what Knight (2006) was
Week 6
saying in his book. Trying to remember the differences between the
Week 7
types of philosophy was daunting and seemed to have no real relevance
Week 8 to me. Then I read the assigned chapter by Jones (2007), and after the
* Reflections first paragraph he started to make sense. I really appreciated his ABC
(part II) * references and explanations. Maybe that was because as a previous
* Reflection kindergarten teacher, I was familiar with the issues of accepting the
Activities * truth that A is A (p. 8). A child never questioned me about the reality of
Reflection the accuracy of that truth. Because I told them, they believed. This was a
Paper great example of epistemology. When I looked up the meaning of this
word the dictionary said this Epistemology is the investigation of what
Reflection distinguishes justified belief from opinion. Jones explained that we
Presentation have to become as little children with their faith and belief in order to
(3 cr) have true knowledge of the truth of God. In order to have true
Course knowledge we must allow truth and faith, working togetherthe truth
Journal believedis forever the true way to knowledge(p. 10). Jones makes it
Sharing more clear as he quotes John 17:3 and explains that eternal life is
Space equated with knowing God. If we do not know God, there is no eternal
life. Knowing is believing. We must accept by faith because doubt is
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essentially and only the open door to ignorance (p. 8).
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* Module Moving on to the question of metaphysics, the study of what is real or
Discussions reality. It feels a lot like asking which came first, the chicken or the
* egg? But Knight assures us that the question of reality is the foundation
of the modern sciences. How we view metaphysics shapes our views of
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other philosophies of life. But he also reminds us the complete
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verification of any particular answer to these questions is beyond the
ions and
realm of human demonstration (Knight, 2006, Kindle location 393-394).
first
We are back to the faith and belief questions of epistemology.
questions
Week 2: But I struggled to see how this really related to me? Why is it important
What is to me specifically? My online journal search brought me to an article by
Real? Kim, Fischer & McCalman (2009) about worldviews and business ethics.
Syllabus: Having just finished a paper about the impacts of globalism for another
Question class, this caught my attention. Praying that this would have relevance
s& to our topic for today, I read the article. It all came together for me. In
Comment the article the authors look at how worldviews relates to business ethics
s paying particular attention to modernism. They state that,

Week 3:
What is
postmodern worldview (postmodernism), the nature of reality,
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knowledge, and morality is self-defined and self-referential.
owledge?
Postmodernism questions whether we can know anything with
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certainty. Depending on ones worldview, knowing what is (or should be)
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true versus false or ethical versus unethical will differ substantially. (Kim,
Fisher, & McCalman, 2009, p. 116)
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So the question is, how does modernism change the ethics of business?
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By separating God from the equation, business practices became ripe
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with moral relativism and had a materialist focus as well as a lost
What is
purpose for work. They turned to science and philosophy along with
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tradition and cultural norms as the basis of what is good or right (p.
Week 4 118). Maximizing the bottom line was the sole purpose. Social
Activity: responsibility had no part in business ethics. This is a direct correlation
Learning of how what we believe (our worldview) affects our choices and actions,
our business ethics.
from Christianity. is a world worldview that applies to all areas including
Little social issues, history, politics, science, [education], and anthropology (p.
Children 119). What we believe should effect all areas of our life. It not only
Week 5: helps us to understand why we or others do what we do, but it should
What is a also help us in our decision making processes. It forces one to ask the
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Jones, A. T. (2007). Education [ebook edition] Retrieved from
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World Kim, D., Fisher, D., & McCalman, D. (2009). Modernism, Christianity, and
Week 6 Business Ethics: A Worldview Perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, 90(1),
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Knight, G. R. (2006). Philospohy & Education: An introduction in christian
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SEARCH by Nanasi, Erwin - Friday, January 27, 2017, 6:56 PM
 Considering myself to be rather idealistically inclined, I have really
enjoyed reading George Knight's book and his philosophical approach
of sharing ideas, even without fleshing those out as revealed in
Go . education. I especially liked his sentence when he stated, "Gaining an
idea of the significance of the labels is the beginning rather than the
end of understanding the nature of philosophy" (Knight, 2006, p. 42).
In the first chapters of his book, he basically lays out the philosophical
framework foundation on which to successfully a successful life.

How I wish that he would just give as a bullet point or precise

sentence that responds to the questions that Dr. Siebold is asking us,
while at the same time I am grateful for not doing that so we become
thinkers and not mere reflectors of other peoples thoughts. I want to
affirm what you have said in regards to epistemology and am glad
that you used John 17:3 to back up your understanding. I am also
reminded of Hebrews 11:1 which goes along with your thoughts, Now
faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not
seen. Clearly, the Bible does indicate that what we know is more
important than our perception of what is real. For what is real could
be made unreal, and what is unreal could be made real Is anything
to hard for the Lord? (Genesis 18:14, Jeremiah 32:27), For with God
nothing will be impossible (Luke 1:37).

Reference

Knight, G. R. (2006). Philosophy & education : an introduction in

Christian perspective (4th ed.). Berrien Springs, Mich.: Andrews
University Press.

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by Bernard, Chad - Sunday, January 29, 2017, 10:14 PM

It seems like the modernism's approach to question everything and try

new things if it would get you what you want, is Machiavellian at it's
core where the ends justify the means. History has shown that this
approach can leader to disaster. WWI, WWII, and the Cold War are a
few examples of the results of this approach. Our current culture has
continued in this model as well, with a new twist: If you suggest that
someone or something is wrong, than you are intolerant of their
belief. Postmoderns use the term intolerance to bully people into
letting them do whatever they would want to do which is ironic,
because they show their intolerance by attacking someone who does
not support their view.

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by Shadle, Eric - Monday, January 30, 2017, 12:02 AM

Hi Dawn,

Thank you for your post. If you read my post then you know how much
I am struggling with these questions. You are not alone! I am coming
to the conclusion that these questions do not have definitive answers.
We must rely on faith. It is because of this faith that I most align with
neo-scholasticism. This view allows me to lean heavily on logic and
rationalism but still leaves room for divine inspiration. I feel that this
is important as there is no way to prove the existence of God. It is like
Jones' example of the alphabet; I say that 'I know God' in the same
way 'I know my ABCs'.

The article you mention sounds very interesting. I remember I took a

business ethics course while working on my masters degree and we
had an excellent discussion on the moral obligation of a company vs
an individual. A company's primary function is to make money. The
company has a responsibility to do everything in it's power to increase
value for the shareholders. I came away from this debate with the
conclusion that a company must focus on profit as its primary
objective. I want to be clear, being profitable does not inherently
equate to anything evil, immoral, or wrong. Companies and individuals
have different definitions of what is "right" and it is up to the
individual leaders of a company to keep the human moral objectives
in focus.

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Re: Worldviews and Ethics

by Maidom, Ritha - Monday, January 30, 2017, 1:30 AM

Hi Dawn

At my university, we have many non-Christians who think cheating

in tests and examinations is not wrong. They don't call it
"cheating". They call it "helping each other succeed." At one of
many discussions on how to minimize or eliminate this problem,
 someone proposed to "explain to the students over and over again
that helping someone else during examination is not acceptable."
Someone else pointed out that it is difficult to convince these
students that cheating in the academic setting is wrong. It is not
part of their value system. In other words, in their worldview,
cheating is not wrong.

What I am trying to show is that it helps to understand the

worldview of our students. I've also learned from this experience
the wisdom of the biblical advice of not to be unequally yoked with
an unbeliever (2 Cor 6:14). People with different worldviews will
find it very hard to work with each other because they are guided by
different value systems and priorities.

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