Starter for 5! How does free will defend God against the evil in the world? What is the difference between moral and natural evil? How does David Hume criticise the Design Argument? Why do fundamentalists disagree with the theory of evolution? Which religions do not allow images of God?

Starter for 5! How does free will defend God against the evil in the world? It explains we need to be able to choose between good and bad in order to be truly free, we need to live in a world where things sometimes go wrong to experience true freedom, evil is the result of humans misusing their free will. What is the difference between moral and natural evil? Moral evil is caused by humans misusing their free will whereas natural evil is the suffering that results from the forces of nature/structure of the earth How does David Hume criticise the Design Argument? He said if God did make the world he would have created it perfectly, if there is a God he must therefore be a limited designer Why do fundamentalists disagree with the theory of evolution? It is not in the Bible, it took 7 days not millions of years, humans were made with a purpose not by chance etc. Which religions do not allow images of God? Islam and Judaism

We are going to play a game of consequences... Each person needs to have a piece of paper. Each time you write something you need to fold it over and pass it on to the person next to you. Write down one or more adjectives. The name of the man One or more adjectives Woman’s name Where they met What he gave her What he said to her What she said to him The consequence What the world said about it If this suits your class play a game of consequences on tables. Link to the idea of karma through the idea that actions have consequences.

Karma Learning Objective: to enquire into the concept of karma and the existence of evil To know what is meant by the term karma. To be able to give examples of actions that produce good or bad karma. To understand how karma might account for the existence of suffering.

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What is Karma? Karma is the law of consequences and is important in Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism. Every action produces a good or bad result/consequence for the person who performs the action. Good actions have good consequences so build up good karma. Bad actions have bad consequences so build up bad karma. These consequences may happen in this life or another life in the future in the next reincarnation/rebirth. Explain the concept of karma – students need notes in books.

How well do you understand the concept of karma? Learning Objective: to enquire into the concept of karma and the existence of evil To know what is meant by the term karma. How well do you understand the concept of karma? Students could explain the concept of karma in 30 seconds.

Karma Examples... On your post it note write down an example of an action that will either bring you good karma or bad karma. Have a chart on the board – one side with good actions and one side with bad. Get students to stick up their post it notes on the correct side.

Can you give an example of a good and bad action? Karma Learning Objective: to enquire into the concept of karma and the existence of evil To know what is meant by the term karma. To be able to give examples of actions that produce good or bad karma. Can you give an example of a good and bad action?

Karma and Evil According to many believers, if you are suffering in this life, it is because you have built up bad karma from a previous lifetime. Karma is affected by the build up of good and bad actions that people do. For this to happen, there has to be the possibility of bad actions. If people could only do good actions we couldn’t really call them good or be rewarded for them. Suffering is the consequence of bad actions. Evil brings about suffering and helps us to show a contrast between good and bad actions. Explain how karma is an explanation for evil.

Karma and Evil Hinduism: Hindus want to escape the cycle of reincarnation. They want to achieve moksha. To do this they need to achieve good karma. Buddhism: Karma is connected to the world of suffering. Buddhists want to live a life free from desire to reach true enlightenment. Then karma is left behind.

What Goes Around Comes Around On your Plenary Reflection sheet, you are going to write your own mini ‘what goes around comes around’ story with links to learning from this lesson. If there is time you could get students to share some of their stories.