Assignment task: Respond to one of the options below:
Option 1: Is Nietzsche right that the purpose of belief in God is to "soothe distress, ease trauma, and provide companionship in the face of suffering."* Do you find this is true of yourself or others you have met? Explain.
Option 2: Some people claim to have communicated with God. Do you believe their accounts? What evidence could one gather to establish such a claim? Is such a claim unfalsifiable? Explain.
Option 3: Some think it is easy to deny the existence of God while very difficult to prove God's existence. What kind of argument and evidence would it take to prove God's existence? What kind of event in the world would it take such that you would say that God's existence is proven beyond any reasonable doubt? Explain.