Philosophy and ethics paper

• Outline three ways Catholics respond to suffering

  Catholics respond by praying for the suffering to end (1)

  • They might give financial aid to a charity (1)

  • They might volunteer (1)

  • They see it as a chance to help others (1)

  • They trust that God knows the reason for

  suffering (1).
• Two reasons why Catholics believe religious experiences are proof for gods existence

  Healing miracles cannot be explained by doctors (1), therefore only an omnipotent God would have the power be able to perform them (1)

  • Some religious experiences break the laws of science (1), there is no other explanation so it must be God (1)

  • Religious experiences are a way in which God can communicate with people (1), receiving a message from God would be prove of his existence (1).