Good and Evil Flashcards
(26 cards)
Justice and prejudice(Christianity)
Forgive 70×7. Restorative justice.
Aims of punishment(protection)
Protect society
Aims of punishment(retribution)
Criminal suffers for what they have done
Deterrence
Put others off commiting the same crime
Reformation
Rehabilitate offenders
Reparation
Repaying society for the wrong doing
Prisons(services in prisons)
Drug rehabilitation, training for work, education, counselling
Prison chaplains
Any religious tradition or humanist. Counsel and provide spiritual support to inmates
Prison reform
John Howard - focused on hygiene and basic conditions
Elizabeth fry - quaker who fought for conditions for women and dedication
21st C education
21st century prisons
Prisoners are starting to be treated like humans as they are showing respect to human rights.
Death penalty (Christianity for)
“Eye for and eye”
“Whoever sheds the blood of a man, by man shall his blood be Shed”
Death penalty (Christianity against)
Jesus taught forgiveness
“Do not kill “. 10 commandments
“Turn the other cheek “
Death penalty non religious views
What if mistakes are made
Death can be seen as the easy option
Death penalty humanist
Killing is wrong. Raises possibility of irreversible errors.
Death penalty situation in Britain
Dangerous criminals who may need to permanently removed.
Forgiveness (Christianity)
Follow jesus.
“Forgive us our trespasses ad we forgive those who trespass against is “
“Forgive 70 × 7”
“An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”
Forgiveness (humanists)
Crucial for human relationships. Compassion and common sense compels us to forgive.
Examples of forgiveness (Christianity)
Gee walker was a Christian “ I’ve got to forgive them”
Forgiveness(Islam)
The Quran states that Allah is merciful and forgiving.
Purpose of suffering (Christianity - soul making)
St. Irenaeus said humans were created imperfectly in order to develop over time. To achieve this God created humans at an epistemic distance from him.
What is good (Christianity)
God made the earth and “it was good”
Have free will to choose between right and wrong.
Bible is a guide to support decision making.
God and suffering co existing(Christianity)
Original sin - suffering as a result of adam and eve using their free will and eating the apple.
God and suffering co-existing(humanists)
Humans have choice and control their lives and must take responsibility for the way it turns out
Challenges to religion
Inconsistent triad - how can an omnibenevelont, omniscient and omnipotent God allow evil to exist
The holocaust - atheists often question how people can believe in a god who allowed it to happen.
