This study source was downloaded by 100000856997281 from CourseHero com on 11 13 2022 18 33 00 GMT 06 00 https www coursehero com file 123320935 Commission Activity 6 Point of Reflectiondocx Activity 6 Point of Reflection LIFE AND PURPOSEInstructions After watching the video from lesson 9 Origin of life and reading the article Life andPurpose You will be asked to look beyond the words and think about the processesUrsula Goodenough is describing Questions 1 Is she and Hank from the video or transcript the origin of life are identifying thesame four characteristics of life just using different words Answer Upon watching the broad discussion of Hank in his video titled The Origin ofLife and reading the article titled Life Purpose of Ursula Goodenough I ve come tolearn that life really has many connotations and it is too complex to understand buteven so we need to go through those theories in able to learn why do we exist and toprove our existence in hypothetical way Ursula and Hank most likely have the samebeliefs but they just used different dictions in order to explain things Scholars don talways choose the same words to talk about a topic and it s up to the reader on howthey ll comprehend their ideas Goodenough is a biologist and that explains why shehas these scientific inquiries that she used as method and form of knowledge superiorto all others ancient ideologies that allows us to understand what life is Goodenoughexplained the four processes self generation every organism is instructed self maintenance and every organism evolves All of these also relates to Hank sdescriptions of his scientific explanations such as reproduction and adaptation Like Ursula Hank also clings to science and that explains his skepticismthroughout the video Some ancient claims were being tossed to early inhabitants ofearth and they believe those because they don t know what to believe in so they ll justhold on to what they think is convenient for them This idea somehow relates topragmatism Hank in his video explained that back then people used to believe that thelivings really came from non livings For centuries the Aristotelian idea that life justspontaneously emerged from non life was widely believed It may sound dubious if thisidea would be introduced to the modern world today but people from thousand yearsago indeed believed this In the video Hank stated that After a dose of claim testing itbecame clear that life must emerge from the inanimate world by chemical processesthat are discoverable by science More so Hank explained the forms of life thatdominated the Earth for the vast majority of its existence and those are Prokaryotes or This study source was downloaded by 100000856997281 from CourseHero com on 11 13 2022 18 33 00 GMT 06 00 https www coursehero com file 123320935 Commission Activity 6 Point of Reflectiondocx Powered by TCPDF www tcpdf org single celled organisms which would evolve into eukaryotes and bacteria In line withthese biological ideas he also discussed DNA and how it became an essential quality oflife that is necessary for organisms to reproduce 2 Where is God in life Answer I personally reckon that God is in the center of our lives Even though we cannotsee God we have this what we called faith that pushes us to hold on to Him Somemay question it because various types of misconceptions and assumptions about lifehave stood before us Spirituality examines things through the lens of consciousnessand God Life on the other hand as explained by science occurs as a result of achemical interaction God can reach out to us in so many ways through bible throughpeople which He uses as instrument through preaching through the worship service innature which He entrusted to us humans through works of art and even in His thoughtsthat join our thoughts like when we are being selfless noble and good to others To putit simply God is everywhere and it s up to us on how we are able to see and feel Him even not literally 3 What is life for you Answer In all honesty life for me is something that I never asked for but is alsosomething I am grateful for Life I believe is an odyssey and we are the traveler It is ajourney full of hurdles but when you reach the peak you would just tell to yourself thatyou made it worth living We all know life isn t life if it s easy peasy We encounterstruggles and mishaps because they re all part of our existence Even so I still reckonthat life is precious despite the thorny paths we walk in