Is something boring because of it or because of you?
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Reasons Christians believe in God. Obj: to recap the meanings
of theist, agnostic and atheist to explore our own beliefs about
God and the Universe to think about the reasons Christians believe
in God
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What do you believe? Look at the statements on your sheet and
shade in the boxes that are closest to your views Then, compare
your sheet to a person sitting close to you
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What do other people think? Watch the following clip which
shows a rather ironic criticism of belief
http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=9goLXFJzSikwww.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=9goLXFJzSik
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Theism A theist is someone who believes that God exists There
are many theistic religions in the world each claiming different
things about God These are also known as monotheistic faiths
because they all teach that there is one God Look at the pie chart
on your leaflet to see how many theists there are in the world Some
of these religions are: Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and
Sikhism
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Video Clip Watch the following video clip about why people
might believe in God http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=gq4C9s7hHiQwww.youtube.com /watch?v=gq4C9s7hHiQ Add them
to your books
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What would make you believe? Look at the statements on your
sheet about what makes people believe in God Rank them in order of
what would make you more likely to believe (1 being the strongest
reason, 7 being the weakest)
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Agnosticism Agnostics note that some people have tried to prove
that God exists and others have attempted to prove that God does
not exist Agnostics feel that neither side has convincingly
succeeded at their task An agnostic is a person who feels that
God's existence can neither be proved nor disproved, on the basis
of current evidence
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A famous Agnostic Charles Darwin, most famous for his theory of
evolution, said: "The mystery of the beginning of all things is
insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an
Agnostic." "I think an Agnostic would be the more correct
description of my state of mind. The whole subject [of God] is
beyond the scope of man's intellect."
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Atheism An atheist is someone who does not believe that God
exists There may be many reasons why they believe this, including:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-lKy8dsdqU&feature=related
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1.They believe that science has provided evidence of how the
universe began 2.They are convinced that everything that happens
can be explained scientifically 3.They are convinced that if there
was a God, he/she would not have created a world where evil exists
4.They have not seen any evidence in their daily life or experience
5.They see all the suffering and disease in the world and this
makes them feel that a loving God would not allow suffering
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Richard Dawkins Its easy to put people into 3 distinct
categories But can we divide belief so easily? Watch the following
review of faith by the famous biologist Richard Dawkins
http://www.you tube.com/watc h?v=Y_jD- ki6b_Q://www.you
tube.com/watc h?v=Y_jD- ki6b_Q See sheet-do you agree?
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Your Task: On your leaflet are 3 sets of discussions In each
discussion one argument has been given for you Your task is to
write what the other person would say in reply This will show that
you understand what each group of people believe about God
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Plenary next lesson Religious people rely on faith and personal
experience rather than scientific proof to support their reasons
for belief in God. What do you think this means?
