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Planet Of The Apes Worldview Paper

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All films, books and any other form of text have a hidden worldview whether intentional or not that can stem from the writers personal view. This meaning that when engaging with these texts it is important to understand your own personal beliefs and the underlying beliefs of the text and how they are being portrayed and how they align with your personal worldview whilst still appreciating a differing view. This paper will examine the worldview that is evident in Planet of the Apes (1968) and how we, using Dr. James Sire’s Seven Basic Worldview questions, can understand and appreciate the differences in diverse worldviews

Planet of the Apes is an award winning film released in 1968. It was written by Michael Wilson and Rod Sterling and is a film adaptation of the original book by …show more content…

As defined by philosopher Paul Draper, naturalism is "the hypothesis that the natural world is a closed system" in the sense that "nothing that is not a part of the natural world affects it." More simply, it is the denial of the existence of supernatural causes. In rejecting the reality of supernatural events, forces, or entities, naturalism is the antithesis of supernaturalism (Augustine, …show more content…

This humanist belief, of course, contradicts Genesis 1:27 and 2:7, which says that God has only made man “in the image of God” and given man “the spirit (or breath) of life.” This meaning that with a Christian Worldview it is virtually impossible for an animal to have a sense or morality and knowing the difference between right and wrong, whereas, Planet of the Apes allows these animals to have a better understanding of what is right and what is wrong than humans

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