Marxism
True or False: The founder of Marxism is Karl Marx.
True
True or False: Karl Marx and Charles Spurgeon rose to fame in the same city.
True
The primary claim of Postmodernism is the insistence of metanarratives
False
True or False: The popular book that has caused many to have New Spiritual tendencies is called the Secret
True
True or False: The Elephant illustration makes the claim that we all worship different gods.
False
Who was the foremost opponent of Marx when he started to rise?
Charles Spurgeon
What happened to the countries where Marxism was implemented?
Millions of people died
What did we say is the problem with the statement, “There are no facts, just interpretations”?
It is a claim of fact
Why is the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus proof against reincarnation?
Jesus came back as himself and not another creation or anything else
What is the book, The Secret, about or what does it teach primarily?
the law of attraction
What is the difference between Marxism’s equity and equality?
Equality means equal opportunity but equity means equal outcomes
What test of worldviews did we point out in class that Postmodernism has a big problem with?
Pragmatic Test
What is the idea of multiculturalism from Postmodernism?
All cultures are equal in value
What is the false version of the Bible that presents a new age worldview?
The Mirror Bible
What are some religions that New Spirituality inherits its beliefs from?
Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism
How did we show that the gospel brings the solution to Marxism?
The ruler dies the death of the ruled
What is a similarity between Postmodernism and Marxism?
Both view religion as oppressive
Why is Postmodernism a reaction to Modernism?
Modernism was a time of great ideals and positive thinking but then came the world wars and this brought in a time of great pessimism and eventually denial of reality
Why is Subjectivity important to understand in Postmodern thinking?
Postmodernism makes everything to be subjective with functionally denies objective truth
What are the three major beliefs of New Spirituality?
Reincarnation/Enlightenment, Karma, Pantheism
Why is Marxism important to understand in our day and age today?
The framework of Marxism does not have to be applied only to the economy but can be applied to other spheres of life including race, gender, and sexuality
What of the options are three main staples of Marxism?
Religion is the opium of the masses, overthrow the oppressors, the ruling class are all oppressors
How does Postmodernism use language to attack other worldviews?
Language is not describing reality but rather something about ourselves
Why is the prosperity gospel just the law of attraction covered in Christian terms?
The prosperity gospel says that we should give to God so that we can get good things from God and it also tends to make people think that the reason they don’t receive a blessing is because of them and their issues and sin just like karma
What is the law of attraction in New Spirituality and how can it be demonstrated to be false?
The law of attraction is like attracts like so if you put positive vibes into the world then positivity will come back to you/ it is much like karma/ it can be proven false because the likelihood someone wins the lottery is the same as everyone else it does not change because someone sends positive vibes to win