How valuable do you think the world is? What do people who believe in God have to say about looking after the environment?
This challenge raises the following key questions:
• How do some people who believe in God value the natural world?
• How do they express those values?
• How valuable do you think the world is?
• How do your ideas about the natural world affect the way you live?
These fundamental questions relate to the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence, in particular, being responsible citizens and effective contributors. Opportunities to explore these terms in practice and how they are reflected in our society could be developed.
The Characters
In order to progress you will need to talk to the characters all the way through, without walking away in the middle.
You will come across the following people:
Artist
The artist poses the question: How do people who believe in God value the natural world? Why? How do they express those values?
Park Ranger (Christian)
The park ranger values the natural world because she believes that God created it, and therefore it is good; she believes that human beings have a God-given responsibility for the rest of creation. She expresses these values through prayers at Rogationtide and through Harvest Festival.
Fishing Boy (Jew)
This fishing boy expresses the view that Jews are commanded by God, the creator, in the Torah, to 'use and protect' (Gen 2:15) the natural world, that humans 'have dominion' (Gen 1:26) over it and have a responsibility for conservation. These beliefs are expressed in practice by offering blessings and observing the Torah, by following the sabbatical principal and in festivals such as Tu b'Shevat and Sukkot.
Sunbather
Boy Skimming Stones
Woman Munching Sandwiches
These three characters are 'distractor' characters. Talking to them will not help you to complete the challenge, but they will raise connected questions of looking after the world which you may want to consider.
Examples of conversations featured in Cuairt tron Choille.
Download the 'Cuairt tron Choille' printout
Hints and Tips
Visit the characters in the following order:
1. the artist in order to find out what his question is
2. the fishing boy and the park ranger (in any order)
3. the artist again - you need to give the artist the correct answers to his questions in order to get the reward
4. the gatekeeper, standing by the river.
Once you have the reward, if you complete the conversation with the gatekeeper he can let you cross the river and you can return to the main menu.
