It has been proposed that the Argument from Religion, namely that there has never been a thoroughly atheistic people group in human history (everybody worships something – as a people group) is incorrect because of an Amazonian tribe, known as the Piraha. Let’s research this.

1. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirah%C3%A3_people and start becoming familiar with them.

2. Now go to http://www.ascentofhumanity.com/chapter2-7.php to go a bit deeper.

3. Finally, go to Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Sleep-There-Are-Snakes/dp/0307386120 and click the book to use the look inside feature and see what else you can learn.

That’s all – just learn. See you tomorrow for Find out Friday, Lord willing.

Let’s go a little deeper in our look at the 18 Arguments for the Existence of God:

1. The Moral Argument: C.S. Lewis is of late the most attributed for the use of this argument. Go to this website – http://www.philosophy.ucsb.edu/faculty/anderson/moral_arguments_for_the_existence_of_God.html – and then summarize this page in about 1/2 Page Essay.

2. The Five Ways: Go to this website – http://www.basilica.org/pages/ebooks/St.%20Thomas%20Aquinas-Summa%20Theologica.pdf – and read pages 163-167 on the Existence of God. Write a 1/2 Page Essay on you opinion of HOW Aquinas communicates this. What do you like about what he says? What else do you think? This is an opinion piece.

Turn in two essays at the end of class if possible. If not, they can be turned in at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Review PowerPoint presentation below and then take the quiz.

After the quiz, grade it and turn it in.

Does God Exist

Existance of God Quiz

Tomorrow you will research the Moral Argument and Aquinas’ Five Ways.