is there any life after death? circle the statements you agree with. explain what you believe about...
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Is there any life after death? Circle the statements
you agree with.
Explain what you believe about life after death.
**What don’t you believe ? Why not?
What is the Soul?
To define what the soul is
To give evidence for the existence of the soul/
spirit
To evaluate the importance of having a
soul
A. The part of a human being that is not physical, and lives on after death
E. It is the part of that makes us the image of God – able to love, have freedom, feel responsible.
D. It is created directly by God, and is what makes us spiritual.
B. It is what makes you you - a unique individual unlike anyone else.
C. It is what gives life to your mind.
Look at the definitions. Which do you think best explains what a soul is ? Number them 1 (for best definition) -6.
1.Write your own definition of a SOUL putting together these ideas.**Do you personally believe we have one?
How do we know if souls exist, and if it is immortal?
• scientific evidence– Problem: by definition, the soul is not
made of any “stuff” – hard to measure.
• evidence of personal experience – Problem: one person’s experience could
be different and unusual: can’t be relied on
• religious claims– Problem: how can you tell if teachings
about the soul are true?
• philosophical arguments– Problem: only as good as the arguments
are.
1. Cut up & organise the statements according to the kind of evidence they are.
Scientific Personal
Religious Philosophical
2. Write out 1 example of each kind of evidence in your book.
3. Which evidence do you think is the best evidence? Does it convince you? Why?
**How could you argue against any of these evidences?
A. Because the soul can never die, it means you are made for eternal
life.
D. it means you can communicate
with GodE. It makes you you.
F. It gives personal self. You would not
be yourself without it.
Mindmap what difference having a soul makes
C. Your soul is created directly by God, in His own image. You are
from God.1. From all the evidence you have looked at, what might make you think that the idea of having a soul, is not “made up”? **What would we be like if we did not have a soul?
Soul or no soul ?
• Is there a soul? Or is it just our mind playing tricks? What do you think ?
You can pray – have a relationship to God You can know
you are uniquely valuable, because you have a soul
You can hope for eternal life
You can experience heaven or hell, spiritual beings
You can know and perceive things in a “spiritual” way