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If we look at the following clip from iRobot, we can find out about the B602 topics: Religion & Science and Good & Evil.

By analysing the role of Artificial Intelligence we can seek to understand the concept of creation. As scence is progressing one needs to understand how religion can communicate effectively with science (dialogue), also the fact of whether this needs to happen. The moral dilema within this film shows how the constant progression of science involves constant ethical and spiritual enquiry.

Key terms: dialogue, origins of the world, origins of humanity, place of humanity in relation to animals and AI, stewardship, dominion, environmental issues.

The next video clip from The Day After Tomorrow explores the concepts of dominion and stewardship and whether or not we, humanity, has the responsibility to look after the earth. The communuication between religion and science becomes distinct when you then ask the question, is it our reposibility to look after God's creation? We can also look at the differences between natural evil and moral evil.

Inception makes us think of the very nature of reality. We start to question whether what is around us is created or an accident (Paley's teleological argument). Russell's brute fact suggests that if we are empiricists then we should not seek to question creation and its cause. We should trust in what is around us, our senses. Miracles would therefore create a conflict here. If we were to trust in a miracle, for examples Lourdes where St Bernadette built a chapel to honour the Virgin Mary over the spring in which Mary had bestowed healing qualities.

This clip from Inception also evokes thought on death. The "wake me up" scene tackles with the concept of death in one dimension but not in the alternate dimension. This could be similar to the Christian concept of death, which develops from Plato's dualism, that the body is distinct from the soul. Ensoulment is our key term here. When a Christian dies, they believe their soul is judged (particular judgement) and then proceeds to Heaven or Hell (judgement takes place in purgatory for Roman Catholics). The body then joins the soul in Heaven at general judgement.

The Matrix, a classic weapon Religion & Theology teacher's arsenal. This clip analyses the dichotomy between having knowledge of God and understanding Him. A Christian may well feel they have a knowledge of God: he is omnipotent, omniscient, immutable, timeless, creator and benevolent.

However one cannot seek to understand God, or his actions. Christianity teaches, in a similar vein to the other Abrahamic religions (Judaism and Islam) that one cannot undermine God by asserting to know his motives. If something is attributed to God then we, as his creation, cannot seek to justify his actions. This is in essence the Story of Job. God can act as God needs to act, and that does not have to be justified to us. The problem of evil therefore, with original sin as a justification for suffering in the world, needs to be referenced along side this. Can a benevolent God let evil happen?

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