<p>Y7-above. Exploring what a cult is - key features - and thinking about how cults and religions vary and what might make the two categories distinct.</p>
<p>Good group activity where descriptions of movements are given but the name of the movement has been omitted. Students have to decide, based on the description alone, whether they think it is a cult or a religion and then go on to try and match the name with the movement.</p>
14-16 or 16+. Questions and activities included. Need a copy of the film, Time Crimes for maximum impact. Subjects include: what is time? Different definitions. The logical possibility of time-travel, time-travel paradoxes, the Grandpa paradox and the causal loop problem. Clips from Time Crimes explore the causal loop problem.
GCSE or AS Religious Studies, Philosophy of Religion. Questions and activities included. Subjects include: Big Bang, Steady State Theory, Evolution, Theistic Evolution, Intelligent Design.
This lesson presents the true story of the kidnapping of Jacob von Metzler and how the threat of torture was used to locate him. It also discusses arguments for and against torture with question-based tasks included throughout.
This is a controversial lesson and should make for some great discussion. It begins with a mini IQ test, followed by a discussion about how to define intelligence. Finally, an argument based on the science of embryonic screening is presented (screening for and discarding embryos with a low IQ prediction) and a very challenging and controversial conclusion is drawn (which I in no way endorse!) which students are asked to contend with, intellectually.
GCSE or AS Philosophy of Religion, Christianity. Questions and activities included. Subjects include: the logical problem of evil, moral and natural evil, Christian responses, free will defense.
GCSE and AS Philosophy of Religion. Questions and activities included. Subjects include: Proving God's existence and what that means, the nature of evidence, the cumulative case argument for God's existence from design, and why someone would be a theist, agnostic and atheist.
GCSE and AS Philosophy of Religion. Questions and activities included. Subjects include: the design argument in generic form, Paley's watch analogy, classic criticisms of design arguments.
GCSE Christian Ethics. Question and activities included. Subjects include: reasons for abortion, when life begins, Christian beliefs and teaching, Pro-Choice and Pro-Life arguments, alternatives to abortion. Suggest opening minute of the film, 300 for first section.
<p>All the key arguments from the latest Lacewing textbook (2017) compiled in standard form (and a few that are just really good arguments to know)</p>
For 11-13. Should be self explanatory. Objective is to help students understand the historical and religious context out of which the Bible was translated into English and the reasons why the Roman Church was so opposed.
A Level Philosophy, Epistemology, the unreliability of the senses, optical illusions, Hume and the problem of induction, Hume on causation vs constant conjunction.
Definitely 16+ and at the mature end...<br />
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We explore the infamous case of the West Memphis Three and the principle of presumption of innocence and reasonable doubt. Caution advised as this case involves the murder of children. There is no graphic content but the subject matter is disturbing.
<p>Introduces Dualism and Materialism to Y8/Y9 using the film A.I as a starter (the birthday-pool scene) and then a mixture of group and individual tasks using slide 7 as a worksheet.</p>
<p>Notes are included for the teacher under key slides and a homework task features at the end.</p>