text: essay question: explain and evaluate the extent to which it is important for religious believers to accept...? explain and evaluate the extent to which it is important for religious believers to accept there is regularity, order, and purpose in the universe.  this question basically means: "how important is it for a christian to accept evidence of design, can belief in god just be innate and built-in faith without evidence needed, and how far can we go to prove god's existence with the design argument?"  (it's a question relating to the design argument really - the actual terms "regularity, order and purpose" dont need that much analysis)  some ideas please?  thanks :-) attack the question.  thoroughly, make the person who asked it feel small (as he should).  the questioner is trying to move you into discussing a (supposedly ) scientific theory and enter into a non-debate.   1. what are the duties of a christian (that should fill a few paragraphs)?  2. what beliefs define a christian? (half way down the second page now)  3. does christianity place any duties on the believer apart from issues they are specifically enjoined to get involved in (for example is there a "christian" view on the works of led zeppelin or, and this is quite a big thing for some christians to even think about, is christian teaching silent on the merits or otherwise of "dazed and confused"? - i happen to know the pope prefers the 40 minutes version from seattle in 1975 ;) )  4. if there are things in everyday life that are not part of being a christian (what flavour ice cream you like for example) then isn't ot just a nonesense to ask about them?  5. you've now got two modes of attack:  - deny the question has any meaning (not recommended unless you are pretty clued-up on wittgenstein and the logical positivists) - deny that the question falls into the realm of christian thought per 1 to 4  don't forget to use the words "qua" and "obfuscation" in the essay (they're my favourites)