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OCR A-level Religious Studies Paper 1 - 10th June 2025 [Exam Chat]

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OCR A-level Religious Studies Paper 1: Philosophy of religion (H573/01) - Tuesday 10th June 2025 [Exam Chat]

Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam.
Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.

Wishing you all the best of luck.

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Date/Time: 10th June 2025 PM
Length: 2hrs

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Reply 1

iamcicero

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hi chat

Reply 2

jesssoooo

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hi

(edited 10 months ago)

Reply 3

s006

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Hey guys, how are you feeling about this exam? I'm really hoping for a question on the teleological and ontological arguments

Reply 4

wajmaa123

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anyone have predictions? i do hope that problem of evil comes up !!!!

Reply 5

loveleema

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anybody here concerned about time? I feel like 40 minutes per question is just not enough to write something really detailed. I’m fine with any AS topics coming up tbh

Reply 6

flowersinmyhair

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by loveleema

anybody here concerned about time? I feel like 40 minutes per question is just not enough to write something really detailed. I’m fine with any AS topics coming up tbh

I definitely found that. I would make sure you know key points and know how to make those points as concise as you possibly can.

Reply 7

aliimrxn

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Hi Guys - any predictions?

Reply 8

hot-strike

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Original post

by flowersinmyhair

ocr a-level religious studies paper 1: Philosophy of religion (h573/01) - tuesday 10th june 2025 [exam chat]
welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam.
introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.
wishing you all the best of luck.

general information
date/time: 10th june 2025 pm
length: 2hrs
good luck!
click here to find exam discussions for other a-level subjects

any predictions help

Reply 9

loveleema

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by hot-strike

any predictions help

Some predictions I’ve heard are problem of evil, soul mind and body, ontological argument. I really wouldn’t recommend following predictions and revising everything though

Reply 10

sleepy-glutton

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Does anyone know the 2024 questions?

Reply 11

loveleema

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by sleepy-glutton

Does anyone know the 2024 questions?

Plato’s analogy of the cave, cosmological argument, religious experience, Aquinas and religious language through analogy

Reply 12

lilaaac

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see this video for predictions on all papers - https://youtu.be/KgqDmUxgnPo?si=E-Aaq3blWxqWrQ_B

this whole channel is absolutely life-saving for revision, she's covered every topic

Reply 13

will_iphotograph

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Religious Language has come up in a pattern up until now, so I wouldn't be surprised if they break the pattern this year and do a surprise:
2020: 20th Century (Flew)
2021: Classical (Symbolic)
2022: X
2023: 20th Century (Verification Principle)
2024: Classical (Aquinas)
The pattern would be it not appearing, but they don't like to follow a logical pattern? The only things they haven't directly asked is Wittgenstein and Apophatic Theology....
If RL doesn't appear then I'd be expecting Meta-Ethics on Paper 2.

Religious Experience has appeared 2 years in a row so I would be surprised to see it again.
The Ontological Argument appeared last in 2021 (framed from Gaunilo's Criticism) to this year we might be in luck?
Arguments from Observation appeared in 2024 (Cosmological), 2022 (Teleological; Aquinas) and 2020 (Teleological; Paley). Again, there's a pattern of year-on-year-off, but don't trust it! I'd expect either the Ontological Argument OR Cosmological/Teleological.

Please revise everything though! They don't like to be predictable :frown:

Reply 14

will_iphotograph

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Original post

by will_iphotograph

Religious Language has come up in a pattern up until now, so I wouldn't be surprised if they break the pattern this year and do a surprise:
2020: 20th Century (Flew)
2021: Classical (Symbolic)
2022: X
2023: 20th Century (Verification Principle)
2024: Classical (Aquinas)
The pattern would be it not appearing, but they don't like to follow a logical pattern? The only things they haven't directly asked is Wittgenstein and Apophatic Theology....
If RL doesn't appear then I'd be expecting Meta-Ethics on Paper 2.
Religious Experience has appeared 2 years in a row so I would be surprised to see it again.
The Ontological Argument appeared last in 2021 (framed from Gaunilo's Criticism) to this year we might be in luck?
Arguments from Observation appeared in 2024 (Cosmological), 2022 (Teleological; Aquinas) and 2020 (Teleological; Paley). Again, there's a pattern of year-on-year-off, but don't trust it! I'd expect either the Ontological Argument OR Cosmological/Teleological.
Please revise everything though! They don't like to be predictable :frown:

Also, I'll just add that Mind, Body & Soul last came up in 2023 (framed from Descartes' perspective) and before that in 2021 (focusing on Plato). So there is a good chance it could come up as it's only come up twice in 5 years.

Reply 15

FranceZO

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Looking at the patterns I'm thinking mind, body and soul, arguments for the existence of God, problem of evil and nature of God.

Have just finished weeks of alternating between English lang and history, so only just started philosophy last night. Will try to revise everything tho 😭 might need to try for an A* to make up for the potential B in English 😬

Reply 16

Ladeedadadad

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they have never specifically asked a boethius question have they on the topic nature and attributes of God?

Reply 17

Joe312

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by Ladeedadadad

they have never specifically asked a boethius question have they on the topic nature and attributes of God?

They have, a long time ago. Can't remember which year.

Reply 18

Hsiagdjasm

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by Ladeedadadad

they have never specifically asked a boethius question have they on the topic nature and attributes of God?

Yeah in 2018 they did 'Assess Boethius’ view that divine eternity does not limit human free will.'

Reply 19

Hsiagdjasm

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Wait how much do we need to know about 'omnibenevolence' in the topic nature and attributes of God bc I barely have notes on it

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