Life Questions - opinion & life view

• Levensbeschouwing
• Godsdienst
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson you can explain what life questions  have to do with religion. 

and you have thought about events which matter more to your view on life

Facts & opinions

The sun is hot.

I love the sun.

I have a name.

I like my name.

My parents have a car.

We have a cool car.

Does this change their lives? and yours?

Life Questions

Normal Questions

About important things in life.

No fixed answer => opinions.

Examples: 

Will I ever be happy?

Is there a God?

Is money important?

About normal things, less important.

Precise answers => facts.

Examples:

What time is it?

Where is my phone?

Where is Zoetermeer?

A life question has ...

1. a precise answer
2. a simple answer
3. no answer
4. no fixed answer

Why does a life question have no fixed answer?

1. different opinions
2. you can not prove (=bewijzen) it
3. they do have fixed answers
4. nobody knows for sure (=zeker)

Life question

Normal question

How much did your phone cost?

What is important in life?

Where is my water?

Is there a hell?

Can you trust (=vertrouwen) people?

What is most important in life?

Is a cigarette healthy?

Think of a life question + a normal question for this picture.

Think of a life question + a normal question for this picture.

normal experiences

Many things we experience every day, doesn't affect us very much. Brushing your teeth or riding your bike will not make you think about life issues.

Many things are just ordinary matters of life : normal experiences.

important events

Many people start to think about life when something special happens to them for the first time.

• A first goal in the champions league.
• Your best friend moves away to a different city
• Your pet dies in an accident
• 
  

This may lead to questions as: 

• Why do I have success like this? 
• What does friendship mean to me? 
• Is it important to take care of animals?

Is this a normal experience?

1. Yes
2. No

Is this a normal experience?

1. Yes
2. No

Is this a normal experience?

1. Yes
2. No

Is this a normal experience?

1. Yes
2. No

Is this a normal experience?

1. Yes
2. No

Is this a normal experience?

1. Yes
2. No

Explain what the previous slide has to do with this lesson

1. What does Hakuna Matata mean?
2. What has it got to do with this lesson?

What does the current corona crisis have to do with life questions?

Write 3 things you learned this lesson

Ask 1 question about something you didn't quite understand this lesson

Ask 1 question about something you'd like to learn in the next RE lesson

Important words

• fact
• opinion
• life question
• normal question

Sources

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Sources

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