2024年10月10日发(作者：波骊婧)
Pearson Edexcel GCE
Religious Studies
Advanced Subsidiary
Unit 1: Religious Studies – Foundations
Thursday 19 May 2016 – Morning
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
You must have:
Answer Book (enclosed)
Paper Reference
6RS01/01
Instructions
Answer three questions. For each question you may only answer either part
•
a or part b but not both.
nswer the questions in the spaces provided
•
A
– there may be more space than you need.
•
Do not return this question paper with the Answer Book.
Information
The total mark for this paper is 90.
•
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
•
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
uality of written communication will be taken into account in the marking
•
Q
of all your responses
– you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation
and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression.
Advice
he assessment of your answers will be based on your knowledge and
•
T
understanding of the topic in question (assessed in part (i) of each question
for 70% of the marks) and your evaluative skills (assessed in part (ii) of each
question for 30% of the marks).
Turn over
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Philosophy
EITHER
1 (a) (i) Examine the importance of experience and analogy for understanding the
design argument.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the view that experience and analogy are the weakest features
of the design argument.
(9)
(Total for Question 1(a) = 30 marks)
OR
(b)
(i) Examine three concepts that are basic to understanding the
cosmological argument.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the effectiveness of two challenges to the
cosmological argument.
(9)
(Total for Question 1 (b) = 30 marks)
EITHER
2 (a) (i) What is meant by the problem of suffering? Examine the view that suffering
provides strong evidence against the existence of God.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the claim that there are convincing solutions to the problem
of suffering.
(9)
(Total for Question 2 (a) = 30 marks)
OR
(b) (i) Examine a range of meanings associated with the term ‘miracle’ and three
reasons to believe in miracles.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the view that it is far more likely that belief in miracles is false.
(9)
(Total for Question 2 (b) = 30 marks)
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Ethics
EITHER
3 (a) (i) Outline the main strengths of Utilitarianism.
(21)
(ii) To what extent do criticisms of Utilitarianism detract from its value?
(9)
(Total for Question 3 (a) = 30 marks)
OR
(b) (i) Examine the main concepts of Situation Ethics.
(21)
(ii) To what extent does Situation Ethics help in ethical decision making?
(9)
(Total for Question 3 (b) = 30 marks)
EITHER
4 (a) (i) Examine the ways in which the Just War Theory tries to justify war.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the view that these justifications cannot be sustained.
(9)
(Total for Question 4 (a) = 30 marks)
OR
(b) (i) Examine the important issues raised by two dilemmas in sexual ethics.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the value of appeals to religious belief as a way of resolving
dilemmas in sexual ethics.
(9 )
(Total for Question 4 (b) = 30 marks)
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Buddhism
EITHER
5 (a) (i) Examine two of the following topics relating to the time of the Buddha and
their influences on his life and teaching:
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2024年10月10日发(作者：波骊婧)
Pearson Edexcel GCE
Religious Studies
Advanced Subsidiary
Unit 1: Religious Studies – Foundations
Thursday 19 May 2016 – Morning
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
You must have:
Answer Book (enclosed)
Paper Reference
6RS01/01
Instructions
Answer three questions. For each question you may only answer either part
•
a or part b but not both.
nswer the questions in the spaces provided
•
A
– there may be more space than you need.
•
Do not return this question paper with the Answer Book.
Information
The total mark for this paper is 90.
•
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
•
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
uality of written communication will be taken into account in the marking
•
Q
of all your responses
– you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation
and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression.
Advice
he assessment of your answers will be based on your knowledge and
•
T
understanding of the topic in question (assessed in part (i) of each question
for 70% of the marks) and your evaluative skills (assessed in part (ii) of each
question for 30% of the marks).
Turn over
P46677RA
©2016 Pearson Education Ltd.
1/1/1/1/1
*P46677RA*
Philosophy
EITHER
1 (a) (i) Examine the importance of experience and analogy for understanding the
design argument.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the view that experience and analogy are the weakest features
of the design argument.
(9)
(Total for Question 1(a) = 30 marks)
OR
(b)
(i) Examine three concepts that are basic to understanding the
cosmological argument.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the effectiveness of two challenges to the
cosmological argument.
(9)
(Total for Question 1 (b) = 30 marks)
EITHER
2 (a) (i) What is meant by the problem of suffering? Examine the view that suffering
provides strong evidence against the existence of God.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the claim that there are convincing solutions to the problem
of suffering.
(9)
(Total for Question 2 (a) = 30 marks)
OR
(b) (i) Examine a range of meanings associated with the term ‘miracle’ and three
reasons to believe in miracles.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the view that it is far more likely that belief in miracles is false.
(9)
(Total for Question 2 (b) = 30 marks)
2
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Ethics
EITHER
3 (a) (i) Outline the main strengths of Utilitarianism.
(21)
(ii) To what extent do criticisms of Utilitarianism detract from its value?
(9)
(Total for Question 3 (a) = 30 marks)
OR
(b) (i) Examine the main concepts of Situation Ethics.
(21)
(ii) To what extent does Situation Ethics help in ethical decision making?
(9)
(Total for Question 3 (b) = 30 marks)
EITHER
4 (a) (i) Examine the ways in which the Just War Theory tries to justify war.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the view that these justifications cannot be sustained.
(9)
(Total for Question 4 (a) = 30 marks)
OR
(b) (i) Examine the important issues raised by two dilemmas in sexual ethics.
(21)
(ii) Comment on the value of appeals to religious belief as a way of resolving
dilemmas in sexual ethics.
(9 )
(Total for Question 4 (b) = 30 marks)
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3
Turn over
Buddhism
EITHER
5 (a) (i) Examine two of the following topics relating to the time of the Buddha and
their influences on his life and teaching:
•