OCR A2 Philosophy of Religion likely questions

Hi!
Does anyone know what the questions were last year? I haven't been able to find the paper.
And could anyone who knows what they're talking about kindly give a brief prediction of what exactly will come up this year?

Also, I've revised for religious language, attributes of God and miracles way more than for anything else. Is that a safe thing to do?

Thanks.

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Reply 1

phoebeknowles126

Hey!

I can't find the paper either, but I know that a comparison of Hick and Plato's view of the soul came up, Biblical miracles, Symbol and myth and revelation, apparently.

I've done the same and revised LOADS of religious language because that supposedly comes up every year. I've done lots on miracles and a fair amount on life after death, just working on attributes of God but I don't think I'll finish it all in time. I reckon you've revised the right topics ☺️

Reply 2

eposak

Predictions-

Disembodied existence
Miracles (specifically comparison of definitions)
Omniscience
And arguments for and against religious experience

Obviously don't take these as the questions but I'm definitely focusing on miracles, attributed of God and religious experience, found the predictions online and at least two of them are always quite accurate but religious language has never not come up so I'm pretty sure it will

Reply 3

Gos123

Original post by StolenUsername

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Reply 4

phoebeknowles126

Original post by eposak

Do you think it's a bad idea not to revise omnipotence or omnibenevolence? I've revised omniscience but our teacher just rushed through the other two?

Reply 5

Mr.JoeH

Hi,

Have you got the sheet for the ethics past papers also?

Thank You.

Reply 6

Gos123

Original post by Mr.JoeH

Hi,

Have you got the sheet for the ethics past papers also?

Thank You.

No, however, conscience, virtue ethics, environment and free will are likely topics to come up with time around.

(Free Will, Business, Sex and Meta Ethics came up last year in 2014)

Reply 7

Mr.JoeH

So what does everyone think will come up today?

Reply 8

Naomi12

Original post by Gos123

No, however, conscience, virtue ethics, environment and free will are likely topics to come up with time around.

(Free Will, Business, Sex and Meta Ethics came up last year in 2014)

In 2014 it was conscience not meta ethics that came up, so meta is quite likely this year

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Reply 9

Gos123

Original post by Naomi12

In 2014 it was conscience not meta ethics that came up, so meta is quite likely this year

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Mb. I was operating on memory from what my teacher had said.

Reply 10

Gos123

Original post by Mr.JoeH

So what does everyone think will come up today?

Revelation through Scripture
Religious Language (Analogy/Verification)
Religious Experience ( Not numinous )
Miracles.

Reply 11

Mr.JoeH

Original post by Gos123

Revelation through Scripture
Religious Language (Analogy/Verification)
Religious Experience ( Not numinous )
Miracles.

I thought Revelation through Scripture would only come up with Religious Experience?

Reply 12

Gos123

Original post by Mr.JoeH

I thought Revelation through Scripture would only come up with Religious Experience?

They're separate topics, albeit under the term 'religious experience'. Scriptural revelation hasn't come up since January 2011.

The Specification has 5 areas:
Religious Language
Experience (inc. Revelation).
Miracles
Body Soul (Life After Death/Problem of Evil)
Qualities/Nature of God.

Reply 13

Mr.JoeH

Original post by Gos123

Ah okay thank you, also, have you got any evidence from where you have made your predictions from?

Reply 14

Gos123

Original post by Mr.JoeH

Ah okay thank you, also, have you got any evidence from where you have made your predictions from?

Look upwards, there's a link to a onedrive file with previous exam questions. My assumption that scripture will come up based on the fact that they've asked repeatedly about James, Conversion, Voices, Corporate, Numinous (Otto) and others, whilst Scripture hasn't come up since 2011.

Reply 15

Mr.JoeH

Original post by Gos123

Ah alright thank you :smile:

Reply 16

state4

So... how'd ya'll find it? x)

Personally, I thought it was OK. I managed to complete both questions (1 and 4) and wrote a sufficient amount (4 sides+ for each essay). Considering I didn't revise and what I did revise (religious language) didn't even come up, I'd like to think I did alright. I'm just hoping what I wrote was relevant... although I really didn't throw in a lot of philosophers which I think is really vital to do in the whole essay... ;/

Reply 17

Naomi12

Original post by DominicRCWC

I did the life after death and the attributes question, but thought the attributes one was way too broad - I had no idea what they were looking for! Just really hope I got the A*..

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