• JUDAISM . This week tackles the riddle of human nature: Are humans basically good, evil, neutral, or a mixed bag? Be sure to refer to reference materials in the folders, and follow the instruction prompts. At one point in her diary, Anne Frank seemed to affirm that humans are basically good (the optimism of youth?). Rutka’s shorter, more terse and terrifying diary might implicitly suggest that humanity’s basic tendency is toward evil, or at best, indifference. She seems more ambiguous on this matter. Then there’s the “heroes” like Irena Sendler, and the less-than-likely hero who is a poster “child” for moral ambiguity: Oskar Schindler. What do you make of all this? Before responding, students are to carefully follow the specific instruction prompts in which responses can be drawn from a number of required resources to support viewpoints. At times it seems we can be breathtakingly sacrificial, loving, and altruistic…and then we can sink if not to the depths of degradation, then to cold indifference, selfishness, hardness of heart, with no empathy or sympathy. What are we to make of ourselves? What’s your take on human nature? Be sure to follow instructions, ponder this question by carefully, and view/analyze a number of resources provided in this week’s folders before posting your thoughtful, and substantive response. Digging deeper materials, which might help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OnWNDigXF8#action=share http://lucifereffect.com/ http://www.bywayofbeauty.com/2012/07/a-cinematic-tour-of-problem-of-evil.html
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