they have chosen to apply. Both, however, have committed themselves to a set of presuppositions that give meaning to the data they evaluate. These presuppositions constitute a mental framework that becomes a set of beliefs about themselves and their world.2 Our worldview is at the center of our opinions about every issue of life (see figure 6).3 This filter makes judgments about religion, what constitutes a family, how to relate to the environment, what is appropriate health care, what are human
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