THE GIFT OF BEING HUMAN

Chapter 1

HOMEWORK (due Weds., 9/24) Complete the handout: How Do You View Humanity? (be thorough in your responses!)

(due Thurs., 9/25)Read pp. 26-31, with DRW(“Directed Reading Worksheet”)R&R on pp. 28 & 31

HOMEWORK (due Mon., 9/29) List 4 of the 8 “helps” to being human (pp. 26-27) that you think describe Bruce (as he is in the beginning of the film) and give examples from the film of how Bruce does or does not follow these “helps”. What effect do these have on his relationship with God, with other people and with himself?

HOMEWORK (due Thurs., 10/2) Review R&R p. 312 paragraph reflection: 1. What’s Bruce’s image of God? 2. What’s your image of God? 3. How does our image of God affect our view of ourselves, others and life? (give examples of all 3 questions)

HOMEWORK (due Fri., 10/3) List 3 reasons/arguments for/against the existence of GodReflect: with which ones do YOU agree?

(due Mon., 10/6) Print, read & annotate article on existence of God, acc. to your opinions: http://www.existence-of-god.com/existence-of-god.html

HOMEWORK (due Weds., 10/8)Final preps for “God” trial, acc. to your role

(due Thurs., 10/9)Read pp. 32-36 w/ DRWR&R, p. 36

(due Mon., 10/13)Read pp. 38-40 w/DRWR&R, p. 42

HOMEWORK(due Thurs., 10/16)Study for TEST Review:R&RsDRWsPowerPoint notesGod article

(Fri., 10/17)TEST on Ch. 1

YOU’RE HUMAN, … SO BE YOURSELF…1. Everyone doesn’t have to like us.

2. It’s okay to make mistakes.

3. Other people are okay; so are you.

4. You don’t have to control everything.

5. We are responsible for how we feel and what we do.

6. It is important to try.

7. We are capable and can change. The same is true of others.

8. We can be flexible.

BE MYSELF?... BUT…WHO AM I??I

think

I choose

I love

I grow

Made in Image of

God…I am a

spiritual being

BE MYSELF?... BUT…WHO AM I??

Father

Son

Image of God

Holy Spirit

Knows and loves Son

Their knowledge and love in

US!

Knows and loves

Father

COMING TO KNOW GOD

“The desire for God is written in the human heart because man is created by God and for God.”

-CCC,27

WE CAN KNOW GOD THROUGH…

1. Human reason• Our discovery

of God

2. Divine Revelation• God

manifesting (showing) Himself to us

PROOFS FOR GOD?“Proofs” =tests

Probare (Latin)= to test, probe

Evidence to be put to the test… of reason

1. COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT God = “Unmoved

Mover” or “First Cause” of everything

There must be a source from which all else exists

2. ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENTGod = Ultimate

Perfect Being

There must be “that than which nothing greater can be thought,” a.k.a. “God”

3. TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT “Argument from

design”

The universe has an order or design; there must be a designer, a.k.a. God

4. MORAL ARGUMENTMorality exists objectively, ie. apart from our opinions

Where did we get this sense of right & wrong?

God = Creator of the Moral Law