Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics

Christians have their faith muted o their supreme being. They stamp their founded authority to a higher supreme being I God. They believe that their God exists in three distinctive entities in God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit but coexist in one. The Christian doctrines are mounted from the biblical teachings of Jesus Christ and laws of God that have been inspired by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, Christian spirituality is a way of life that is shaped by traditional cultures and can be a result of Science, social behaviour and literature. Christian spirituality plays a crucial role in social developments that do not only affect cultural change but also the part of healthcare too.

Ethics are morals that are seen to be acceptable in a society for a code of conduct in a field. Christian morality is branded from the nature of God. God is loving and kind, and his character is passed on to his followers. The bible explains that humanity, as created according to God’s likeness and image. Therefore, they should be a reflection of God and do what is loving and kind in society. In other words, the man was created to do what is good and right in the general culture, and that entails having such good morals part of ethics and the code of conduct.

The postmodernist thought is predicated on the idea that the ideals of modernism would be enlightenment ideals of rational discourse, objectivity, and scientific inquiry. In other words, there are no overarching truths according to the postmodernist stance. Postmodernism allows questioning to the relevance to Christian spirituality which is present-day truth to many. It will enable opinions about what is wrong or right based on logic and does not agree with moral standards. In summary of postmodernism, there is no direction for action.

Scientism

Scientism is a belief that Science is the only way of life and it is backed by proof that justifies its purpose I the society. Followers of Scientism have the idea that Science is the only real knowledge that exists. Scientism is at the heart of the question between religious faith and Science. Scientism has an integrating cosmology with an integrated understanding of how the world is and what it fundamentally goes to make it up. Scientism has a justified history with a community of believers who have an instructed code of ethics from Scientism itself.

The first argument against Scientism is that it is self-defeating. Scientism is contradictory to its meaning. Scientism believes that facts and concepts are tangible, but this is false claims and defeats its purpose, and the idea cannot be measured. Thoughts and concepts cannot help to make a claim about a philosophy and convince the level of truth to individuals. In addition, Science cannot be the backup explanation of Science but just an added answer to a concept. Another argument against Scientism is that it suffers from the problem of determinism. In other words, Scientism has got no control over its actions and therefore, enduring from its issues. If the human brain were a little bit determined than it is then the truth of facts would be without opinion and critics.

Ultimate reality

In Science, anything not testable is considered invalid and therefore, Science depends on empirical facts based on observations. If a proposal and an inspection on an independent reality, it is realizable that an observer-independent reality is not testable. Not being testable means there is no basis of the existence of an event. Therefore, a scientific conclusion would be that observer-independent reality does not exist since it is not testable. This is an interesting paradox that Science finds itself in because one of the basic tenets of Science is that one does not need an observer to manifest reality, thus, making it a contradiction. Science claims that there is an observer-independent reality that does not need conscious observer reality and Science at the same time cannot test for an observer-independent truth because any experiment or any test requires an observer.

Nature of the universe

Science alone is not enough to explain how the world came into existence. Theories have been made, but all types of methods have a delusional fantasy and face criticism of reality. By spiritual faith, we can say that the world was created by a divine entity who made all living and non-living creatures in a detailed structure to make the world beautiful. Faith overpowers reason in understanding the nature and origin of the universe. Not only do religions use the principle to believe the unknown, but also scientists equally use faith to believe in their concept of how the world came into existence.

Human being

All people have self-consciousness and have limitations. Therefore people have an absolute innate terror and fragility. Our existence is a problem to humanity and in some sense what we try to do when searching for meaning is to search for a solution to that problem and that would be security but this can also be a mode of being we know. There are two elements of the human being; to seek what is good, and to seek revenge and destruction. Both factors have a motive to action, and the idea to do a hateful act is extraordinary high. The articulate representation of such an attack is evil, and the eloquent description of the good that one could do as a human being is probably to be a hero. Therefore, the things that inhabit us are human psyche. It is human nature to prioritize their status in a society because it is essential to know how an individual is held in the esteem of others which determines emotional regulation. An element in the human being social life is that the male is always dominant in a society and that the surroundings of a community have a dominant masculine structure.

Knowledge

Knowledge can be defined as justified true belief. What is meant by true is a topic under continuous debate, but there is a common viewpoint that a statement is true if and only it can correspond to reality. It is impossible to know the folks. In other words, we cannot know something that is not true, and that is not the case. A belief is generally considered to be what is called a propositional attitude or merely an opinion or perspective that one has towards a particular proposition. If one believes in something, then there is an attitude that the belief is true. It is therefore reasonable that one must believe in something for that person to know it. A statement must be justified for it to be truthful, and a warrant is an added statement to make it seem knowledgeable. Internalists generally believe that justification is a part to play in order while externalists usually deny that it does.

Basis of ethics

Ethics gives the question of what is right and wrong. It is the ordinary meaning of how one should live his life. It is all about value and behaviour of a person in a specific environment. Philosophical ethics bases actions on reason and evidence, while Christian ethics bases actions on God’s will. Both types of ethics take into account suffering and the wellbeing of others, and the common good of all humankind. Ethics entails moral character and individual responsibility and consequences. Ethics challenge moral relativism which states that morality is relevant to culture to mean that morals depend on the surroundings of a person and what is accepted in society. From my point of view, ethics is dependable on an authoritarian rule that reflects what is good or bad. The Christian faith uses God as an authority and puts their trust in His guidelines and laws that He has set up for humanity to follow. The guidelines reflect on what they should do in their line of duty and what they should not do.

Purpose for existence

The meaning of human existence comes down to what created the human species. It was brought about by a group formation that involved heavy emphasis for survival on social intelligence, communication, and corporation. We can state that human was created to do good and express the love of God to the world. There is a belief that humankind is to do good and right only. It implies that the purpose of existence is to live for a supreme being in God and do according to His will. Humanity, therefore, must do as what God commanded them to do for a great reward that would be offered in the afterlife. The social wellbeing depends on how people interact with each other, and each individual has to perform a duty to act according to a moral standard that has been set.