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2) The non-devotee
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Present each group with one of the arguments* and ask the devotee and
non-devotee for a few (specify) minutes.

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Stop the groups and get them to evaluate with specific feedback from the
impartial witness.

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13, 17 etc.

There is no soul” (the non-devotee could be a medical doctor)

13,17 etc.

“I am lamenting because my loved one has gone. I’m not sure if I believe in the soul”

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“There cannot be life on other planets – most are too hot or too cold or just
unsuitable to life as we know it”

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“Life is a combination of chemicals. After this body is finished, there is nothing”

Note: you may allow students to use other verses than those shown, but ask them, as far as
possible, to use verses and arguments used in this and the previous section.

Suggestion: You might suggest, if you haven’t done so already, that students begin to keep
a portfolio of arguments against different philosophical stances and continue adding to this
throughout the course. At the end, they will have a list of arguments, analogies, etc. under
each section (e.g. Mayavada, voidism, hedonism, etc.).

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