Objectives Understand the key elements of the 2nd unit Identify existing knowledge and gaps Consider the idea of the soul Be able to argue why there is or isn’t such a thing as your soul.

Key words

Different Christian attitudes to abortion and the reasons for them. Different attitudes to abortion in one religion other than Christianity and the reasons for them. The nature of euthanasia including current British legislation, and why euthanasia is a controversial issue. Christian attitudes to euthanasia and the reasons for them. Attitudes to euthanasia in one religion other than Christianity and the reasons for them. Arguments for and against the media being free to criticise what religions say about matters of life and death.

Why Christians believe in life after death and how beliefs about life after death affect their lives. Why the followers of one religion other than Christianity believe in life after death and how beliefs about life after death affect their lives. Non-religious reasons for believing in life after death (near-death experiences, ghosts, mediums, the evidence of reincarnation). Why some people do not believe in life after death. The nature of abortion, including current British legislation, and why abortion is a controversial issue. Different Christian attitudes to abortion and the reasons for them.

Soul Task: What is the soul write down as many statements people might make about the soul as you can.

Why did Bart sell his soul?

The Soul Plato said that the soul is like the rider of a chariot. The horses represent your body and your mind. After death your soul lives on. This is called dualism.

The Soul Aristotle said that the soul and the body were linked and you could not have one without the other. The body is the material of a thing and the soul is it’s function. He used the examples of an Axe or an eye.

The Soul Most Christians including Roman Catholics believe that the soul has to have a body. One cannot exist without the other. This means that when you die you get a new body for your eternal life.

The Soul Christians believe that God breathed life into Adam at creation. The breath of God symbolises our uniqueness amongst all the animals. Animals don’t have souls.