I don't think a world view can defined much more than "one's foundational of life, the world and self". I think what the author is doing is defining <i>a world view</i> - especially, any fairly established world view is going to determine which questions are important, which order they should be asked in and so-forth.<p>Edit: Especially, "Is there a God?" is one of the first questions asked and answered in certain world views including the authors' but by no means all. "Should you even start by considering a potential God" is another question one can ask.
For added delight, visit the author's homepage: <a href="http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/" rel="nofollow">http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/</a>
Is this any different from what the ancient Greek philosophers had already determined?<p>Also, the piece starts by listing some definitions from dictionaries. I think it would be fair if it would end by giving a suggestion for an updated definition.
I was trying to remember the phrase "ethnocentric predicament" for some reason and came upon this article. It was a good refresher for me on the first year phi course I took way back in college.