Journal Assign #1 Paul Merrill 

1) One paragraph summary of the key idea summarizing the topic of the week. 
This week we talked about the human condition and the idea or faith (small f)  with examples from many different types of work.  First we discussed whether or not Holden Caulfield was a man of faith.  I believe that he was not a man of faith at the beginning of the book, but then became a man of faith towards the end of the book.  We then read about the human condition and it is defined as: "the situation,or condition, in which every human being finds himself or herself by virtue of being human."  Many people have written on the human condition and we have come to a list of things it entails.  They are: the desire for happiness, ignorance, boredom, pessimism, anxiety and many more.   

2) List and explain three of the most important ideas you want to remember from this week. 
The three major topics I want to remember from this week are:
	a) The first thing that I want to remember from this week is the definitions for primeval and ephemeral.  Primeval means around since the beginning and ephemeral means short lived.  Coming into this class, I did not know what these words meant, but now I know.
	b) The next thing that I want to remember from this week is that things are not the way they seem.  The rabbit question displays this very clearly.  At first I got that question wrong again and again. Now I know I need to take my time to answer the question.  
	c)"The unexamined life is not worth living!" This quote from Socrates really hit home with me.  I now realize that sometimes I need to look in the mirror and examine myself to see what I am doing right or wrong in my life.

3) One image of that reminds you of the topic. Attribute, link, your source. 
One image that really sticks out in my mind is the image of the Think Different picture from the summer theology home page.  I liked it so much that I even put it on my home page.  

4) One good question you should keep with your to ponder. 
If all God creates is supposed to be good, then why is their evil in our world?
5) What should you try to do to make you a better person, a more faithful person, from this study. 
I think I need to work on being a better big brother to my little brothers and sister.  Sometimes I feel like I am not around enough to help them grow to be better people.