How we perceive the world (worldview) is foundationally rooted in our presuppositions. The previous four posts examined what I consider to be the four foundational presuppositions: Being, Metaphysics, Ontology, and Epistemology. Here I will give the presuppositions that I have chosen.

Being: I assume that I live in a temporal universe where time progresses linearly (not cyclically) and consistently. Cause and effect are genuine relationships, and my memories of past events are real.

Metaphysics: I assume that there is a supernatural realm. There is more to Reality than just what can be perceived through the five senses.

Ontology: I assume the best description of Reality is “Happy Dualism.” This means that there is the upper realm of the Creator (who dwells in [progresses through] time [the upper level is not timeless], but the Creator is not bound or restricted to our time-frame as we are) who can freely interact with the creation in the lower realm. “Souls” are created beings existing entirely in the lower, created realm.

Epistemology: I assume absolute truth (Truth) exists and can be (partially at least) discovered and known. My knowledge is not limited to what is empirically provable, but can also derive from reason and intangible experience. I choose to live life operating on “probability knowledge,” meaning I do not need to prove something is True beyond a shadow of a doubt in order for me to believe/accept/expect it to be True.

Truth is Truth, wherever it is found. I cannot know all Truth, so I will remain humble. Some things are right, some are wrong, and this means that not all opinions are valid. “Untruths” exist (to the horror of relativists), but their notion that everyone has self-referenced, constructed truths has a dark implication:

“If everyone has his own truth and one belief is as good as another, any disagreement is considered a personal attack. And the only way to refute an idea is to discredit or ruin the person holding it.”

Gene Edward Veith, World, March 21, 1998, p. 23.

The next post will examine the idea that God exists.