Questioning in Context (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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At what age do children typically begin their journey of questioning?
At what age do children typically begin their journey of questioning?
Age 2
Which types of questions do children constantly ask as they develop their curiosity?
Which types of questions do children constantly ask as they develop their curiosity?
HOW, WHERE, WHEN & WHY
What is the human need to question described as being?
What is the human need to question described as being?
Built-in & unstoppable
How did Plato describe humans in his explanation of our endless quest for understanding?
How did Plato describe humans in his explanation of our endless quest for understanding?
Leaky vessels
Complete Augustine's quote: 'You have made us for yourself O Lord and our hearts are restless until...'
Complete Augustine's quote: 'You have made us for yourself O Lord and our hearts are restless until...'
they rest in you
What did St. Augustine describe the human drive to question as fundamentally being?
What did St. Augustine describe the human drive to question as fundamentally being?
A drive toward transcendence
What methods does science use to understand how the physical universe operates?
What methods does science use to understand how the physical universe operates?
Empirical methods & observation
What does religion focus on addressing that cannot be answered through scientific methods alone?
What does religion focus on addressing that cannot be answered through scientific methods alone?
Meaning, purpose, morality & spirituality
How are science and religion described in terms of their relationship to human questioning?
How are science and religion described in terms of their relationship to human questioning?
Complementary - science asks 'how', religion 'why'
What does basic childhood curiosity evolve into as humans develop?
What does basic childhood curiosity evolve into as humans develop?
Profound philosophical inquiries
What happens in the ongoing cycle of inquiry that defines human development?
What happens in the ongoing cycle of inquiry that defines human development?
Each answer leads to deeper questions
Which ultimate questions are listed under questions about existence?
Which ultimate questions are listed under questions about existence?
Is there a God? Why something not nothing?