Post by RayW on Sept 5, 2013 10:10:50 GMT -8
Please post your answers to the following questions:
1. One argument for Dualism is that it is a common belief among people of all cultures and civilizations that they are more than just a body. Most believe the “I” or the “me” transcends the physical. Do you feel this way? Please explain. Discuss the values and problems with this type of argument.
2. Dualism teaches that people are more than just a body. How has your own personal experience confirmed or denied this doctrine.
3. Read the story of the Rich man and Lazarus. Does this parable support Monism or Dualism? Please explain. How might a Monist respond to this parable?
4. Which of the three positions, (Dichotomy, Trichotomy, Conditional Unity) most persuades you? Please explain why.
5. When you are physically sick, how is your spiritual life affected?
6. Read Psalm 32:1-4. When you are spiritually sick, how is your physical life affected? Give personal examples.
7. Review Gnostic Dualism. In what ways do you see the influence of Gnostic Dualism in society?
8. In what ways do you see the influence of Gnostic Dualism in your own personal life? How can you change this?
9. How is your thinking most challenged by the lesson? Please explain.
1. One argument for Dualism is that it is a common belief among people of all cultures and civilizations that they are more than just a body. Most believe the “I” or the “me” transcends the physical. Do you feel this way? Please explain. Discuss the values and problems with this type of argument.
2. Dualism teaches that people are more than just a body. How has your own personal experience confirmed or denied this doctrine.
3. Read the story of the Rich man and Lazarus. Does this parable support Monism or Dualism? Please explain. How might a Monist respond to this parable?
4. Which of the three positions, (Dichotomy, Trichotomy, Conditional Unity) most persuades you? Please explain why.
5. When you are physically sick, how is your spiritual life affected?
6. Read Psalm 32:1-4. When you are spiritually sick, how is your physical life affected? Give personal examples.
7. Review Gnostic Dualism. In what ways do you see the influence of Gnostic Dualism in society?
8. In what ways do you see the influence of Gnostic Dualism in your own personal life? How can you change this?
9. How is your thinking most challenged by the lesson? Please explain.