No religion is exempt from consisting of a worldview which often exists on an even more foundational level than the core beliefs of a religion. The worldviews of religions are often subconsciously adhered to, especially if one follows a religion that they were brought up in.

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A worldview is more fundamental than the core beliefs of a religion and perhaps the most accurate way to distinguish the two is to understand that a religion's worldview is what the religion's core beliefs assume the adherent to already believe or to at least be aware of. The nature of a worldview is that it is often conditional meaning that to believe in a particular religion is on the condition that one also believes in the worldview that forms the foundations of that religion.

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A worldview is typically made up of general ideas, beliefs and principles that are not specific to a particular religion, but may instead be seen throughout many different religions even with differing worldviews. An example of a worldview is one's belief in a higher power.

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This belief is not specific to a religion as no words or names are used to associate it with any particular religious system, but it exists as a foundational conditional belief of many religions in the form of what is known as theism. Meanwhile, a belief or belief orientation is distinguished from a worldview, an example of which is belief in Jesus Christ as the son of God the Father. This belief is specific to a religion and even in the few words used to describe the belief, a myriad of subsequentials have been incorporated into the sentence, the true gravity of which is often lost to readers.

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In the Astronist philosophy of religion, Cometan developed a collection of worldview traditions which he used to categorise the different worldviews of religions. He understood there to exist It remains important to understand that from the perspective of the Astronist philosophy of religion, no single religion or philosophy is considered a worldview, but instead a worldview is more general and encompassing of different religions.

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• Cosmocentric / Naturalistic worldview –– focused on interacting, contemplating, and belief in The Cosmos and/or cosmosis.

• Humanistic worldview –– focused on a completely naturalistic understanding of religion, often founded on ethical principles for good conduct.

• Samsaric worldview –– focused on the belief in samsara; the structure of existence on birth, death, and rebirth cycle.

• Spiritualistic worldview –– focused on the existence of a spiritual world beyond the natural world.

• Taoic worldview –– focused on the concept of the Tao.

• Theocentric worldview –– focused on the concept of God and God's power of granting salvation.