Unit 3: Believing in God
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In this unit you
will learn about what Christians believe about God and how they come to believe this, and why some people do not believe in God at all.
Unit 3: Believing in God
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OBJECTIVE:
To understand key terminology relating
to belief and non-belief in God.
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OUTCOMES…Grade C – will be able to explain what it means to be an atheist, theist and agnostic.
Grade B – will be able to recognise and explain reasons why people may or may not believe in God.
Grade A – will be able to recommend whether to follow Pascal’s wager or not.
Your GOALS for the end of
this lesson are…
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These 3 words are KEY WORDS and will be used throughout this unit. It is important that you know them!
So what do they mean?
Theist-Atheist-Agnostic
NO PEEKING at your
glossary!
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Agnostic
A – Not being sure whether God exists
B – Believing that God does not exist
C – The belief that God is all good
The answer is .... A
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AtheistA – Not being sure whether
God exists
B – Believing that God does not exist
C – Being sure that God does exist
The right answer is .... B
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So a THEIST must believe…
That God exists.
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OUTCOMES…
Grade C – will be able to explain what it means to be an atheist, theist and agnostic.
Did you achieve the GOAL?…
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Sub Heading: Why do people believe OR not believe in God?
Theist AtheistAgnostic
Copy this table into your books...
Why believe that?
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Why believe that?You have 4 minutes to come up with the following...
1 reason a person might be a THEIST
1 reason a person might be an ATHEIST
1 reason a person might be an AGNOSTIC
Put your ideas into your table.
Now swap ideas with the people around you. Try to get 3 ideas in each column.
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FEEDBACK:Theist AtheistAgnostic
•Upbringing•They are ill/dying•Near death experience•Miracle•Media influence•Guilty•Retribution•Guidance•Hope•To give life meaning
•Upbringing•Death of a loved one•Evil in the world•No proof•Media influence•Bad life•Peer pressure•Not cool•Science•Rebellion
•No proof either way
•Good arguments for and against
•For every good thing that happens something bad happens too.
• They don’t care either way
Why believe that?
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Theist AtheistAgnostic
•Upbringing•They are ill/dying•Near death experience•Miracle•Media influence•Guilty•Retribution•Guidance•Hope•To give life meaning
•Upbringing•Death of a loved one•Evil in the world•No proof•Media influence•Bad life•Peer pressure•Not cool•Science•Rebellion
•No proof either way
•Good arguments for and against
•For every good thing that happens something bad happens too.
• They don’t care either way
Pick one example from each column and explain its meaning. Example: The upbringing of a child will influence what they believe in as it will be part of their everyday life. Children often accept what their parents believe up to a certain age.
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OUTCOMES…
Grade B – will be able to recognise and explain reasons why people may or may not believe in God.
Did you achieve the GOAL?…
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Pascal’s WagerI was a French mathematician who lived between 1623 and
1662. I argued that there is more to be gained from wagering on
the existence of God than atheism, and that a rational
person should live as though God exists, even though the truth of the matter cannot actually be
known.
Complete the sheet
Some theists have a problem with my theory though. If
you were to believe in God
because of Pascal’s Wager, would it be
true belief?
Think – Pair –
Share - Write
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Pascal’s WagerSo would you
accept my wager or
not? Give a detailed
reason for your answer.
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OUTCOMES…
Grade A – will be able to recommend whether to follow Pascal’s wager or not.
Did you achieve the GOAL?…
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Look at what the following people are saying carefully...
PLENARY…
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God has to exist. We have Jesus, his son
as proof of this!
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There is no proof either way. If he does exist why
doesn’t he show himself, but I can’t say for sure that he
doesn't.
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God has always existed and always
will exist. God created the
universe and everything in it.
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God can’t exist. If he did he would put a stop to all the evil
and suffering in the world.
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We cannot know. If we
did, God would not be
God
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God is a force made up by someone to
control people.