Year 7 Assessment: Does God Exist?
Your task is to write me a little essay. It’s all about answering the question of
whether God exists. You need to consider different reasons people might give for
believing in God and whether they are good reasons or not.
Remember, there are several key arguments people give:
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Cosmological Argument – Cause and Effect
Teleological Argument – Design in the universe
Religious Experience – Miracles can prove God exists?
Morality – Where does our conscience come from if not from God?
Suggested Structure:
1. Section One – Introduction: Introduce the essay. Perhaps say something about
what people mean when they talk about “God”. Then you can explain that some people
believe in God, others don’t, others aren’t sure.
2. Section Two – Arguments: Choose two or three arguments for the existence of God
and explain how they try to prove the existence of God.
3. Section Three – Analysis: You need this to move beyond level 5. What are the good
and bad points about the different arguments? Why do people think the arguments are
convincing or not?
4. Section Four – Conclusion: What do you think about the existence of God? Are you
convinced or not? Why do you believe in God or not?
Levels:
 Level 4 – Description: All you say is a little bit about the different reasons people
might give for the existence of God.
 Level 5 – Explanation: Here you explain the arguments. For example, you explain
why the idea of cause and effect might prove the existence of God for some people.
 Level 6 – Analysis: As well as explaining what the arguments are, you explain why
people might find them convincing or not.
This is quite a tricky assignment with plenty to say. You should all do really well if
you try hard!