The Environment Flashcards

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Pollution

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So things that contaminates the environment

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Forms of pollution

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  • global warming
  • water pollution
  • human waste
  • acid rain
  • radioactive waste
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3
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What can we do to stop pollution

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  • reduce the amount of burning fossil fuels
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4
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What are Christian attitudes to the environment and pollution

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  • creation : belief that the earth was deliberately made
  • Dominion : control over or responsibility for the earth
  • stewardship : look after something so that it can be passed on to the next generation
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5
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Use of animals

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  • food
  • clothing
  • genetic modification
  • hunting
  • entertainment
  • pets
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Why do some Christian’s believe that animals are less Important

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  • god has created animals for the use of humans
  • ## animals are inferior to humans as humans have souls and they don’t
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Why do some Christian’s believe we should take animals under our moral consideration

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  • human and animals were both created by god
  • god creations should be treated with respect
  • we should love and care for god creation
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8
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What are Utilitarianism beliefs towards animals

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  • we should take animals into our moral consideration
  • Jeremy Bentham = “ the question is not, can they reason? Not , can they talk? But can they suffer
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Environment

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The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives;

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