Worldview thinking implies that a person always considers broader concepts even while dealing with something on a small scale. According to Nash, worldview directly relates to major life questions and represents one’s life philosophy (2010). Hence, the development of worldview thinking would be evaluating one’s general beliefs and the way they affect their perception of life. Moreover, worldview thinking is important in application to a better understanding of other people, as it can help with the comprehension of the fundamental thoughts of other people and identifying their life philosophies.
While Augustine believed that people could learn something, be curious and evaluate things only because God decided to make us capable of doing it, Tertullian claimed that believing or exploring is absurd at its core. The main difference between their points of view was the reasoning behind the intellect, as Augustine considered it to be the will of God, and Tertullian thought that it was a coincidental behavior. Additionally, another difference can be noticed between the interpretations of these philosophers is the perception of freedom. For Augustine, God controlled freedom, while Tertullian believed in complete freedom of religion.
Finally, as human intellect is curious and seeking new information, people always desire to know more about the worth of everything around. It means that we are exploring the world with our minds. However, loving God with our minds implies a combination of curiosity and faith (Williams 23). As our minds constantly seek new details and information, loving God with our minds means trying to find out more about God, consciously evaluating one’s faith, and finding ways to follow the higher principles through the intellect.
Works Cited
Nash, Ronald H. Life’s ultimate questions: An introduction to philosophy. Zondervan Academic, 2010.
Williams, Gareth. The Other Side of the Popular. Duke University Press, 2002.