{"id":22,"date":"2013-07-05T21:28:06","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T21:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/hell-in-the-twentieth-century\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2013-11-18T21:01:16","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T21:01:16","slug":"hell-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/hell-in-the-twentieth-century\/hell-3\/","title":{"rendered":"THE IMPLICATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this section, I shall focus on what it means to think <em>analytically<\/em>.\u00a0 But this, I mean\u00a0our ability to break down a topic and then reconstruct it in such a way that it provides us with new perspectives on a phenomenon.\u00a0 I am especially interested in\u00a0statements that\u00a0have this form:\u00a0 &#8220;If I think this&#8230;.then, this&#8230;..&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Our goal in\u00a0reflecting on the\u00a0topics below will be to consider the relationship between our conceptions of Hell and human behavior.\u00a0\u00a0My basic proposition is that the way we define the world will have important\u00a0implications for how we should act.\u00a0 In the case our understandings of Hell:<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0 Does it matter whether there continue to be different conceptions of Hell in our society?<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0 How is our conception\u00a0of Hell related to our moral options?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">IMAGE SEVEN<\/h2>\n<p><strong>PRONOUNCEMENTS AND THREATS:\u00a0 \u201cGO TO HELL . . . !\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>21. Thursday, November 7.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Discussion<\/em>: Does Hell Exist? If so, in what form? What do people think today?\u00a0\u00a0 What do these conceptions tell us about different views of human nature?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winfrid Herbst: \u201cDon\u2019t go to Hell!\u201d\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Hell2010\/Herbstonhell.pdf\">PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jeffery Sheler: \u201cHell hath no fury\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/usnews\/culture\/articles\/000131\/archive_033602_print.htm\">PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Paul II rejects literal Hell <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/holy_father\/john_paul_ii\/audiences\/1999\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_aud_28071999_en.html\">PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pew Foundation Research on Belief in Hell:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/religions.pewforum.org\/pdf\/report2religious-landscape-study-key-findings.pdf\">PRINT AND READ<\/a> pp. 3-12\u00a0of this document.\u00a0 Then compare with &#8220;Republic of Ireland\u201d: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/local-national\/republic-of-ireland\/republic-of-ireland-abandoning-religion-faster-than-almost-every-other-country-28778850.html\">PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bishop John Henry Spong, \u201cHell is an invention of the church\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SF6I5VSZVqc\">WATCH AND TAKE NOTES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>22. Tuesday,\u00a0November 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Discussion<\/em>:\u00a0 What is Human Nature and why should it matter for our understanding of moral behavior?\u00a0 Dostoevsky challenges us to\u00a0 think about what society needs to do&#8211;or should avoid&#8211;to ensure moral behavior.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An excerpt from Fyodr <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirjasto.sci.fi\/fdosto.htm\">Dostoevsky<\/a>, <em>The Brothers Karamazov<\/em> Ivan Karamazov\u2019s sobering thoughts on \u201cRebellion\u201d: 236-263 (HAND-OUT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Note<\/em>:\u00a0 No self-respecting Notre Dame student should graduate without reading <em>The Brothers Karamazov<\/em> in its entirety. The book will change the way you look at life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>23. Thursday, November 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Film and Discussion<\/em>: Stanley Milgram, \u201cObedience\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Milgram: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milgram_experiment\">READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Milgram \u201cObedience Song\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wjh.harvard.edu\/~wegner\/music.htm\">LISTEN AND GET WITH THE PROGRAM!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">IMAGE EIGHT<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><strong>Your second writing assignment is\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Hell2013\/hell%202013%20second%20essay.pdf\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A WORLD WITHOUT HELL: \u201cNO HELL BENEATH US . . .\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>24. Tuesday,\u00a0November 19.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Discussion<\/em>: What is the connection between Hell and moral behavior? Do we need to believe in Hell to maintain a civilized society?\u00a0 In this discussion, please think about the consequences of our view of human behavior for how we expect people to act.\u00a0\u00a0 Where does humanity learn to do the &#8220;right\u00a0 thing&#8221;?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jerry Walls: \u201cCan we be Good without Hell?\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Hell2012\/Walls.html\">PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Belief in Hell and Criminality:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uonews.uoregon.edu\/archive\/news-release\/2012\/6\/belief-hell-according-international-data-associated-reduced-crime\"> PRINT\u00a0 AND\u00a0 READ<\/a>.\u00a0 For background on this this fascinating research:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/sharifflab.com\/\">SCAN<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize Speech:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Hell2010\/Wieselnobelspeech.html\">PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Richard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/10\/20\/books\/20dawkins.html?ref=richard_dawkins\">Dawkins<\/a>, \u201cReligion\u2019s real child abuse\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/richarddawkins.net\/articles\/118\">PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>David Brooks, \u201cThe End of Philosophy\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Hell2009\/End%20of%20Philosophy.doc\">PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Our Values Survey: An assessment of your findings about your personal beliefs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>25. Thursday, November 21.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Music from Hell<\/em>:\u00a0 It&#8217;s no surprise that there is a direct relationship between what musicians have to say about Hell and how they expect people to act.\u00a0 How\u00a0 many songs in the following genres invoke the concept of Hell?:\u00a0 Metal, punk, heavy rock, existential rock, grunge, rap, the blues.\u00a0 Comparatively speaking, how many invoke\u00a0 the concept\u00a0 of heaven?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PRINT AND READ:\u00a0 Compare John <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirjasto.sci.fi\/lennon.htm\">Lennon<\/a>\u2018s lyrics in \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Hell2009\/Imagine.doc\">Imagine<\/a>\u201d with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/ew\/article\/0,,304324,00.html\">Nirvana<\/a>\u2018s Kurt Cobain in\u201d<a href=\"http:\/\/nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Hell2009\/LakeofFire.doc\">Lake of Fire<\/a>\u201c<\/li>\n<li>LISTEN: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WB0vN1qGKCU&amp;feature=related\">Imagine<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x1ehdg_nirvana-lake-of-fire_family\">Lake of Fire<\/a>\u201c<\/li>\n<li><em>The People\u2019s Choices<\/em>:\u00a0\u00a0 Your nominations will be HERE when you post them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u03c9<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong> <em>Please leave your technology at home. 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