Savannah State University Unit 6 Meaning of Life Discussion

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to enable you to clarify your own viewpoints about the meaning of life and to confront potential challenges to your views.

This activity supports the following unit objective:

Discriminate between knowledge and belief.

Distinguish between objective and subjective arguments for religious belief.

• Tasks
• Do you think life has or can have meaning? Why might one question whether life has any larger meaning or purpose? Share your perspective by making an argument that involves your own view and those of the 3 authors we have considered during this unit. Select ones that support your view and at least one that would be in opposition to it. Include your response to the opposing argument(s) as well.

Making Connections

How would Socrates and Russell have responded to this question?

Consider the materials on cultural relativism in our unit on ethics. Do people across cultures hold the same beliefs about God and religion? How does religious belief compare to other beliefs in this respect? How might this impact your approach to these issues or to your own beliefs?