Transcript Year 8 – Does God Exist?

Assessment
 Introduction…
“Billions of people around the world are
religious, following faiths such as Islam,
Christianity and Buddhism…”
“Why is it that some people believe in a God
and some people are so strongly atheist that
they will not consider the idea of a supreme
being?”
 Upbringing
– country / parents
 Experiences
 Peer influence
 Holy books
 Go to church
 The
design argument
 Creation of the universe
 Suffering
 First Cause
 Religious experiences
 Do
not write these arguments out … refer to
them and apply them to your article.
 William
Paley said that if you found a watch
when you were walking in a field, you would
know that it didn’t just appear….
 Some
people think that the universe is so
complicated that it could not be down to
chance. They say that Planet Earth is so
beautiful that it must have had a designer or
creator.
 Ask
people and quote some of their
comments
I don’t believe in
God because he
would stop people
dying from cancer
 What
is the biggest impact that religion has
on our world?
 Explain
how religion had an impact on Martin
Luther King or Mother Teresa
 How
do you think belief in a religion can
changes people’s lives?
 Is
there an answer?
 Will people always disagree?
 What difference does it make?
 Does it matter? Would people live their lives
the same way?
Sections
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Beliefs about
God
Use the correct words to
describe and show an
understanding of
Beliefs about God
Refer to some similar / different
religious beliefs about God Christianity / Islam / Judaism
Express your own an insight and
understanding into the similar
/different beliefs about God
Introduce the topic – the
importance of religion and statics
of people who follow different
religions
Design
Argument /
Creation
Explain the arguments for /
against God
In detail explain the arguments why
some one believes / doesn’t believe
in God
Explain the arguments of why some
one believes / doesn’t believe in
God and include your opinion on
these arguments
Explain the arguments – refer to
different religions and your
opinion on the validity of the
argument
Raise some thoughtful questions
about the Existence of God /life
and its purpose and suggest
some answers that you have
learnt about in lesson
Express reasoned response to deeper
questions raised in RE and show
understanding of how these
questions have been answered by
others from religious, philosophical
and scientific traditions.
Present some arguments from
religious ideas about the existence
of God, using appropriate
sources (Quotes) and relating to the
meaning and purpose of life
Weigh up a range of viewpoints
on questions arising out of the
religious ideas about God
Show a reasoned understanding of
why people might doubt God’s
existence due to suffering in our
world
Include examples (real cases) in
your work of how suffering has
caused people to either believe or
not believe in God
Refer to how suffering
contradicts an “all loving God”
First Cause
Argument
Science – Big
Bang /
Evolution
Suffering
Describe how suffering causes a
problem to belief in God
Justify my own reasoned
response to these arguments
Refer to some reasons why a god
may allow suffering (Free Will)
Include your opinion fully
justified
Impact of
Beliefs
Describe how a
person’s/group’s beliefs affect
the way they live;
Explain how a religion affects the
lives of individuals and communities,
using the right language – Why would
someone want to believe in a God?
Describe in detail the impact of
belief in God on others and the
world – What are the positive ideas
of believing in a God? How would it
help people?
How does belief in god change
our world – does it make the
world a better place? Explain
your opinion
Conclusion
Explain whether you believe in
God and why
Explain your opinion in detail on
whether you believe in God or not
Draw a justified conclusion on
whether or not God exists
Express my own personal and
critical insights on what I believe
to be true and how this has come
about
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