8/24 Objectives
• Cast vision for and explain writing standards and
expectations
• Describe the beauty of creation as it relates to proof
of their being a Creator
• Recall the five proofs for God's existence
• Use examples to demonstrate each of the five proofs
for God's existence
•SEEK 2013
• “Ever since the creation of the
world his invisible nature,
namely, his eternal power and
deity, has been clearly perceived
in the things that have been
made.” Romans 1:20
The Five Proofs for god’s Existence
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Argument from motion
Argument from efficient causality
Argument on possibility and necessity
Argument on “degrees of perfection”
Argument from design
Argument from motion
• “…Everything in the world that we experience and know
undergoes change, proceeding from the potential to the
actual. Everything moves or changes. Yet nothing moves or
changes itself. Everything that moves must be moved by
something already in motion. But this chain of motion cannot
regress infinitely. An infinite chain of movers would not suffice
to explain the motion. It must have a beginning that is
unmoved. The unmoved prime mover is what we call God.”
Scott Hahn, Reasons to Believe
Argument from Efficient causality
• “…Every effect has a cause. Still, the causal chain
cannot be infinite any more than the chain of motion
can. Yet neither can any cause in the sequence be
considered an ultimate beginning; because, if we
deny that first effect its own cause, we would nullify
all subsequent effects. We cannot have an infinite
regress in causes, so we must posit an uncaused first
cause, and that first cause is what we call God.” Scott
Hahn, Reasons to Believe
•Tidal Wave
Argument on possibility and necessity
• “We observe that things are transitory; they receive their
existence from something else. The things we see in the world
do not arise suddenly out of nothing, but rather are derivative
of other things, contingent upon the existence of other things.
Yet, again, an infinite chain of derivation is unthinkable,
absurd. It’s not enough to propose an infinite series of beings
that, each and all, require a cause. If some beings are
contingent, there must be an ultimate being that is neither
transitory nor derivative, but necessary—necessary in and of
itself. And it is that being we call God.” Scott Hahn, Reasons to
Believe
Argument on “degrees of perfection”
• “St. Thomas observes that we all judge certain things
to have a greater or lesser degree of perfection than
others. We say something is more or less true, more
or less good, and so on. Such relative measurements
imply an absolute standard of measurement…But
there must be some perfect standard against which
all qualities are measured. That fullness of all
perfection we call God.” Scott Hahn, Reasons to
Believe
versus
Argument from design
• “St. Thomas begins by noting that things that lack
any intelligence still act in a purposeful way. They
seem to have specific ends and observe certain
patterns, certain “laws of the universe—the laws of
gravity, thermodynamics, and so on—and these
many laws all seem to work together in an orderly
manner…when you study creation, you see evidence
for design, and design points to a designer.” Scott
Hahn, Reasons to Believe
•Google Data
Center
8/24 Objectives
• Cast vision for and explain writing standards and
expectations
• Describe the beauty of creation as it relates to proof
of their being a Creator
• Recall the five proofs for God's existence
• Use examples to demonstrate each of the five proofs
for God's existence
8/25 objectives
• Review past week's objectives
• Define objective and subjective truth as it relates to
how we, as individuals, view the world around us
• Differentiate between character ethic and
personality ethic, as well as primary traits and
secondary traits
• Define paradigm shift and importance using
examples
8/18 Objectives
• Retain how to survive transition, namely from
summer vacation back to school
• Explain three phases of transition: endings,
neutral zone, new beginnings
• Diagnose in which phase of transition you are
currently
8/19 Objectives
• Diagnose whether you have a fixed or growth
mindset
• Retain information about different types of spiritual
gifts, charisms, gifts of leadership, and personalities
• Differentiate between importance of gifts/talents
versus effort and learning
• Recall language to use when helping others with
their growth mindset
8/24 Objectives
• Cast vision for and explain writing standards and
expectations
• Describe the beauty of creation as it relates to proof
of their being a Creator
• Recall the five proofs for God's existence
• Use examples to demonstrate each of the five proofs
for God's existence
8/26 Objectives
• Define objective and subjective truth as it
relates to how we, as individuals, view the
world around us
• Differentiate between character ethic and
personality ethic, as well as primary traits and
secondary traits
• Define paradigm shift and importance using
examples
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Subjective judgment vs. Objective
reality
•Archbishop Elect
Robert Barron
Grammar lesson
• What is the subject of the sentence?
What is the object of the sentence?
• Mr. Rosser kicks the soccer ball.
Objective reality
Subjective judgment
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
What do you see?
What is this saying?
• “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you
hypocrites.You cleanse the outside of cup and
dish,but inside they are full of plunder and
self-indulgence.Blind Pharisee, cleanse first
the inside of the cup,so that the outside also
may be clean.” Matthew 23:25-26
Personality Ethic
• Success is not a matter of interior virtue, but
of function of exterior skills, traits, or
appearances. Some examples are:
• Public image
• Attitudes and behaviors
• Skills and techniques
• What is incomplete about this?
Character Ethic
• “Only basic goodness gives life to
technique.” Stephen Covey, The 7
Habits of Highly Effective People
• What is goodness? Watch this
video!
Paradigm Shift
• A paradigm is a “model,
theory, perception,
assumption, or frame of
reference.” Stephen Covey, 7
Habits of Highly Effective
People
What do you see?
Paradigm Shift
• “Perhaps the most important insight to be gained
from the perception demonstration is in the area of
paradigm shifting, what we might call the “Aha!”
experience when someone finally “sees” the
composite picture in another way. The more bound a
person is by the initial perception, the more powerful
the “Aha!” experience is. It’s as though a light were
suddenly turned on inside.” Stephen Covey, 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People
8/27 Objectives
• Define principle for purpose of class and
give examples
• Highlight principle of process and how it
differs from a "quick fix"
• Explain "habit" as it relates to being
dependent, independent, and
interdependent
Principle
• “Principles are guidelines for human
conduct that are proven to have enduring,
permanent value…One way to quickly
grasp the self-evident nature of principles
is to simply consider the absurdity of
attempting to live an effective life based
on their opposites.” Stephen Covey, 7
Habits of Highly Effective People
Examples of those who live by opposite of correct
principles
Correct principles
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Honesty
Fairness
Integrity
Temperance
Excellence
Principle of process
•Odell Beckham Jr.
• “In all life, there are sequential stages
of growth and development. A child
learns to turn over, to sit up, to crawl,
and then to walk and run. Each step is
important and each one takes time.”
Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
• Other areas of life that this
apply to are:
• Listening well
• Emotional intelligence
• Administration
• Patience
What would you do?
• “I’ve taken course after course of effective
management training. I expect a lot out of my
employees and I work hard to be friendly toward
them and to treat them right. But I don’t feel any
loyalty from them. I think if I were home sick for a
day, they’d spend most of their time gabbing at the
water fountain. Why can’t I train them to be
independent and responsible—or find employees
who can be?” Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
• “There’s so much to do. And there’s never
enough time. I feel pressured and hassled all day,
every day, seven days a week. I’ve attended time
management seminars and I’ve tried half dozen
different planning systems. They’ve helped
some, but I still don’t feel I’m living the happy
productive, peaceful life I want to live.” Michael
Hyatt, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• “My marriage has gone flat. We don’t
fight or anything; we just don’t love
each other anymore. We’ve gone to
counseling; we’ve tried a number of
things, but we just can’t seem to
rekindle the feeling we used to have.”
Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
• The personality ethic says there is a quick fix out
there somewhere…a seminar I can attend, a book I
can read, a new time management technique. The
character ethic says that what may be wrong is
part of my basic paradigm, my interior view of my
employees, my time, and even my spouse. It
adopts the principle of process that admits, though
it will take time to look inside and develop proper
principles and paradigms, it will benefit me
infinitely more in the long run.
Habit Defined
• “For our purposes, we will define
a habit as the intersection of
knowledge, skill, and desire.”
Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
•Dilbert on Effective
Listening
Moving from dependence to
interdependence
• “Dependence is the paradigm of you—you take care
of me; you come through for me; you didn’t come
through; I blame you for the results. Independence is
the paradigm of I—I can do it; I am responsible; I am
self-reliant; I can choose. Interdependence is the
paradigm of we—we can do it; we can cooperate; we
can combine our talents and abilities and create
something greater.” Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People