Issues of Life and Death Key Concepts Flashcards
To help learn the key concepts for the Issues of Life and Death section of the Religious, philosophical and ethical studies in the modern world component.
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Afterlife
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- Life after death
- The belief that existence continues after death
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Environmental Sustainability
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- Ensuring that the demands placed on natural resources can be met.
- This does not reduce the capacity to allow all people and animals to live well now and in the future.
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Euthanasia
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- From Greek, eu = good and thanatos = death.
- Sometimes referred to as ‘mercy killing’.
- The act of killing or permitting the death of a person who is suffering from a serious illness.
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Evolution
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The process by which different living creatures are believed to have developed from earlier less complex forms during the history of the earth.
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Abortion
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When a pregnancy is ended so that it does not result in the birth of a child.
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Quality of Life
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The extent to which life is meaningful and pleasurable.
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Sanctity of Life.
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- The belief that life is precious or sacred.
- For many religious believers, only human life holds this special status.
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Soul
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- The spiritual aspect of a being; that which connects someone with God.
- The soul is often regarded as non-physical and as living on after physical death, in an afterlife.
