The Theistic View 1. Therefore, man is a physico-spiritual being. Man was created for a purpose. He has infinite worth to his Creator. Worth then is absolute and inherent.
Man is a fellow creature but is qualitatively different from other living things.
This view gave rise to western civilization and has given us more freedom and dignity than any other, but is now being challenged. The Pantheistic View 1. This is the world view of much of the East, but since the 60's, has been invading the west in very subtle ways, i.e. the New Age Movement. It does not emphasize distinctions in life, only its unity. It plays down the physical.