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Ideas surrounding ‘Ultimate Reality’

In order to establish meaning for all existence, religious traditions explain the concept of ultimate reality and its relationship with human life.

BELIEF SYSTEMS
  * Effect how people think and behave and there for have an impact on the way we live

“Ultimate reality”
  * Cosmic force beyond human understanding
  * Create and controls the universe

Cosmology (origin or nature of universe)
God figure/ spirit = Supreme power in whom we reside
  * Wisdom
  * Omnipotence
  * Moral values

Catholics believe that god is TRUINE
  * Father
  * Son
  * Holy Spirit

God has a parental love for all his “children”

Jesus’ ministry was empowered by the Holy Spirit (Gods active presence in the world)

JOHN 1:1
“In the beginning was the word
And the Word was with God, and the Word was God”

CHATECHISM

  * Summary of basic principles or beliefs of the catholic church (CCC)

I know whom I have believed
151
“For a Christian, believing in God cannot be separated from believing in the One he sent.”

Nature and purpose of human life

Religious traditions offer a framework to help understand human existence.
Describe the nature of
  * Humans as good, evil, finite, free, controlled, limited

DEPENDING ON HOW A RELIGIOUS WORLD VIEW DEPCITS THE NATURE OF HUMANS ^^^
The purpose of human existence may be identified as being servitude, creativity, suffering ……………

Primeval – myths of human origins, beliefs on the relative importance and role of humanity
  * Give meaning to people

GENEISIS CHAPTERS 1 & 2
Relate to the bible / catholic version of the nature and purpose of human life in creation through Adam.

Nature of humanity

Takes into account the characteristics that constitute humanity including
  * Temperament
  * Personality
  * Creativity
  * Additional features

**** Distinguishes humans from other living creatures

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