QUESTIONNAIRE FOR WORLD-VIEW ANALYSIS-gctid52135

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   QUESTIONNAIRE FOR WORLD-VIEW ANALYSIS

   
 
This instrument is designed to enable a person to evaluate their own  worldview, then form comparisons with a worldview of any target  individual or culture.

1.    Is love a feeling, a duty or a voluntary commitment?  Explain.
 
2.    Does a person's soul/spirit exist before birth?  Before conception?  
 
3.    Does individual identity continue after death?  if so, in what state/form?
 
4.    Can the living communicate with the dead?  If so, in what way?  
 
5.    Is it desirable to communicate with the dead?  Why or why not?
 
6.    Is the amount of wealth in the world limited, or can more be produced?
 
7.    What is your view of paying dowry for marriage?  Should the man's  family pay the woman's (as in Kmt), or the woman's family pay the  man's (as in older eureurasia)?
 
8.    Explain the concept of covenant relationship in salvation.
 
9.    Do rites and ritual ceremonies affect the outcome of events or  illnesses?  (Prayer formulas, dances, incense, charms, kneeling, lifting  hands, laying on of hands, etc.)
 
10.    Should the failings or sins of an individual be considered his  fault personally or the fault of his society or family, or Satan?
 
11.    Do neighbors have the right to discipline someone else's child or  to interfere in the discipline of a child by the parents?
 
12.    Which of the following do you believe is closer to the truth?
    a.    Individuals are born possessing a number of inalienable rights.
    b.    All rights possessed by an individual are granted to him/her by the society in which he or she lives.
 
13.    Do all individuals within a society have the same right to food, shelter and medical care?
 
14.    Do all individuals within a society have the same right to an education?
 
15.    Who is responsible for the education of members of a society (government, family, church)?
 
16.    What is the primary purpose of education, to produce a good  citizen in the society, knowledge for its own sake or training for  specific tasks in society?
 
17.    Is the welfare of an individual ever more important than the welfare of society?
 
18.    Is it possible for an individual to be free and remain a member of society?
 
19.    Does membership in society require the loss of individuality?
 
20.    Does an individual ever have the right to withdraw from or reject his society?  
 
21.    Should it be considered treason to apply for citizenship in another nation or society?
 
22.    Should an individual who is not loyal to the government or supportive of the society be allowed to remain in the society?
 
23.    Is it a violation of human rights to deny citizenship in one or more political entities or societies?
 
24.    To what extent does learning another language entail  responsibilities to the society or country that speaks that language?   (For example, a Briton learning French, obligations to France?  A  eureurasiaan learning Swahili, obligations to the Kmtyw worldview, or  Kenya or Tanzania.)
 
25.    Does society ever have the right to restrict the rights of an individual member?
 
26.    Does a government have the right to restrict travel of its  citizens out of the country?  (For example, withholding passports,  requiring exit visas, invalidating passports for travel to certain  countries.)
 
27.    Does a society have the right to demand tribute from its individual members?
 
28.    Does an individual ever have the right to disobey the laws of society?
 
29.    Is there a "higher law" to which the individual is responsible over and above his or her responsibility to society?
30.    How does an individual decide the right thing to do in a  situation where there is no specific law concerning that situation?
 
31.    Does an individual ever have the right to take the life of another individual?
 
32.    Does an individual ever have the right to take his/her own life?
 
33.    Does a society ever have the right to take the life of one of its members?
 
34.    Does a society ever have the right to take the life of a member of another society?
 
35.    Does one society ever have the right to exercise authority or domination over another society?
 
36.    Is it necessary for an individual to give up some rights for the privilege of being a member of the society?
 
37.    Is there ever a time when the rights of an individual become more important than the stability of a society?
 
38.    Which should be given more weight, the good of an individual or the good of the whole society?
 
39.    Do individuals within a society have the right to form organizations within the society?
 
40.    Is society responsible for the protection of an individual's rights?
 
41.    Do individuals have a responsibility to society?
 
42.    Do individuals have a responsibility to other individuals in the society?
 
43.    Does a group or an individual ever have the right to overthrow the government?
 
44.    Does the society have the right to make and enforce laws?
 
45.    Is society a separate entity from the government or are they the same thing?
 
46.    Is society a separate entity from the individuals which comprise it?
 
47.    Does an individual have the responsibility to influence the rules and actions of government?
 
48.    Is society responsible for the upkeep of its members who are unable to provide for themselves?
 
49.    Who is primarily responsible for the well-being of the individual, the individual or the society?
 
50,    Do the individual members of a society have a responsibility for the well-being of one another?
 
51.    Does a society have a responsibility for the well-being of other societies?
 
52.    Does a society have a responsibility to insure the well- being of its future members?
 
53.    Should an individual own (have exclusive rights over) a piece of land?
 
54.    Should a person have the exclusive right to decide how his land  or personal possessions should be distributed to his/her heirs at  his/her death?
 
55.    Does a society have the responsibility to treat all of its members equally?
 
56.    Is it possible to have a classless society?  
 
57.    Is a classless society desirable?
 
58.    Which has the greater influence on the life and views of an  individual, the individual or the society in which he/she lives?
 
59.    Do all the individuals within a society possess the same power to alter the society?
 
60.    Should organizations, such as corporations, ever be treated as individuals?
 
61.    Do such organizations bear any responsibilty to the society?
 
62.    Do such organizations bear any responsibility to the individual?
 
63.    Should the leaders of a society, in light of their greater  responsibility, be allowed more rights and privileges than other  members?
 
64.    Is the amount of good in the world limited, or can more good be produced?
 
65.    Are evil and good equal and opposing forces?
 
66.    Why do so many unfair or mysterious events occur?
 
67.    Does God sometimes change his mind?
 
68.    Does God play tricks on humans?  
 
69.    Does God involve himself in human events?  If so, in what ways?
 
70.    Does God communicate with all humans or only certain chosen ones who speak on his behalf?
 
71.    Can God be affected or changed, by human actions or beliefs?  
 
72.    Can we anger, please or grieve God?
 
73.    Can we change God's mind on a particular question or plan?
 
74.    In prayer, do you seek to change God's mind about something, or align your will with his already-determined plan?
 
75.    What is meant by "agreeing with God" in prayer?
 
76.    Is God free to reveal himself directly to other peoples as he did to the Hebrews?
 
77.    Does a visit to a church of another denomination imply that you  agree with the teachings or practices of that denomination?
 
78.    Which is more important, the unity of the group or agreement on a principle or belief?
 
79.    Should people cooperate if they agree on the goal or task, even if they disagree over the reasons for it?
 
80.    Is one culture better than another?  Explain.
 
     This worldview survey paper was developed by Lonnie Turner and Orville Boyd Jenkins.    
 
First developed 1997
Last edited 23 November 2004
Copyright © 1997, 2004 Orville Boyd Jenkins