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Component 3: Religious and Philosophical Questions

3 dot points across 3 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

Is a human being more than a body, and is there any life after death?

The existence of the soul and life after death, including beliefs about the soul, religious beliefs about the afterlife such as resurrection and reincarnation, evidence such as near-death experiences, and non-religious responses.
An SQA National 5 RMPS answer on Religious and Philosophical Questions. Covers the existence of the soul and life after death: beliefs about the soul, resurrection and reincarnation, evidence such as near-death experiences, and non-religious and materialist responses, with balanced evaluation.
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Where did the universe come from, and do its origins point to the existence of God?

The origins of the universe and the existence of God, including the cosmological and design arguments, the Big Bang and evolution, the Genesis accounts, and religious and non-religious responses.
An SQA National 5 RMPS answer on Religious and Philosophical Questions. Covers the origins of the universe and the existence of God: the cosmological and design arguments, the Big Bang and evolution, the Genesis accounts, and religious and non-religious responses, with balanced evaluation.
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If God is all-powerful and all-loving, why is there so much suffering and evil in the world?

The problem of suffering and evil, including the distinction between moral and natural evil, the challenge it poses to belief in God, and religious responses such as free will and soul-making, and non-religious responses.
An SQA National 5 RMPS answer on Religious and Philosophical Questions. Covers the problem of suffering and evil: moral and natural evil, the challenge to belief in an all-powerful, all-loving God, and religious responses such as free will and soul-making, plus non-religious responses.
10 min answer →