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Name 6 of the biggest religions and their followers.

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Christianity - a Christian Judaism - a Jew
Islam - a Muslim Sikhism - a Sikh
Hinduism - a Hindu Buddhism - a Buddhist HYPER SILLY BEARS JUGGLE IMAGINARY COCONUTS

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What does ‘being religious’ mean?

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It means that a person believes in someone or something greater than themselves. This greater power is usually called ‘God’.

People’s ideas about God have a great influence over the way they lead their lives.

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What is ‘faith’?

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Faith means trusting in those things you cannot understand. Whether or not God exists is largely a matter of faith.

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What are the 4 arguments to try to convince people that God exists?

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1) The cosmological argument
2) The ‘design’ argument
3) The religious experience argument
4) The moral argument.

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Explain the ‘cosmological argument’

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The universe, this planet and humans exist, but they could not have brought themselves into existence. They require someone greater than them.

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Explain the ‘design argument’

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William Paley, philosopher, compared the world to a complicated machinery, a watch. A watch doesn’t come into existence after an explosion at the watch factory. It is made by a highly skilled craftsman. Therefore, the world, infinitely more complicated, must have been made by a superior craftsman - God.

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Explain the ‘religious argument’

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Most religious people claim to have ‘experienced’ God, have come to know him in some way. Therefore he must exist.

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Explain the ‘moral argument’

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We would not know what’s right and what’s wrong if God hadn’t told us. God revealed the truth to us.

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What do the Muslims call their God?

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Allah

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What do the Sikhs call their God?

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In Sikhism God is called Nam.

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What is the God in Hinduism called?

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In Hinduism the God is called Brahman. Although there is only one God, He can take many forms.

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What do Christians call their God?

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Heavenly Father

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What do the Jews call their God?

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Jews believe that the name of God is too holy to speak or write.

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What do Buddhists call their God?

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Buddhism is a very different religion from the others. Buddhists have no God.