Fill In The Blank Flashcards
(29 cards)
Our ___ is a mental map that helps us interpret and navigate life
Worldview
According to the Christian worldview, people matter most in creation because they bear the ___
Image of God
We all ought to be ___ in order to understand our culture and find ways to breathe life into it
Cultural anthropologist
___ is the culmination of human communication and willful activity in a particular civilization
Culture
___ may persuade people, but it really only manipulates them by arranging arguments deceptively
Propaganda
___ says, “do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Romans 12:2
A(n) ___ occurs when an argument is built upon the testimony of an individual who is not an authority on the subject at hand
Inappropriate appeal to authority
A(n) ___ occurs when an argument asserts that a proposition must be true simply because it has not been proven false (or vice versa)
Appeal to ignorance
If we are not careful, ___ , or mistakes in reasoning, will render our arguments weak and ineffective
Fallacies
While technology has brought us more safety, comfort, and knowledge, it has not necessarily brought us more ___ , which should be our goal
Wisdom
Living in a(n) ___ accelerates both the good and the bad aspects of technology
Cyber culture
Because it tempts us to become unfocused, isolated, and superficial, we must assume that technology is not ___
Neutral
The most important question with any technology is not “Can we” but “___ ___”
Should we
___ is an activity designed to hold the attention of an audience
Entertainment
We must learn to ___ the difference between false stories that distracts us from reality and true stories that enable us to be attentive to it
Discern
___ is any medical procedure or medication that deliberately ends the life of an unborn human being
Abortion
The word ___ comes from a Greek word that means “easy death”
Euthanasia
The endowment view of human life states that all human beings have ___ value simply because they are human
Intrinsic
The ___ ___ was a 1960s western social movement that celebrated advances in contraception, encouraged sexual experimentation, and promoted sex outside of marriage
Sexual revolution
An argument for the biblical idea of marriage can be made from ___ ___ since morality can be seen from the natural order of creation and accessed through human reason
Natural law
___ is a movement that seeks to protect the environment from human beings
Enviormentalism
The biblical idea of ___ prevents the extremes of completely leaving creation alone on the one hand and brutalizing it on the other
Stewardship
If Christians want to ensure that people are treated justly, that society is orderly, and that leaders do what they’re supposed to do, they must get involved in ___
Politics
True ___ does not imply that no one is wrong, only that we should respect the dignity of those we think are wrong
Tolerance
