Origins and meanings- Evidence

Question 1

“In the beginning, ….

Answer 1

God created the heavens and the earth”- Genesis 1
(Christian) creation evidence
God being transcendent and eternal evidence

Question 2

“Let…

Answer 2

there be light!”- Genesis 1
Creation Ex Nihilo

Question 3

“On the…

Answer 3

seventh day, God rested”- Genesis 1

Question 4

“All things came into being…

Answer 4

through him, and without him not one thing came into being”- The Gospel of John

Question 5

“You must have…

Answer 5

created them from nothing…For there is nothing you cannot do.”- St Augustine

Question 6

“Blessed be He…

Answer 6

who spoke, and the world came into being”- The Jewish prayer of praise

Question 7

“Do not…

Answer 7

kill”- The Ten Commandments
Abortion evidence

Question 8

“Before I…

Answer 8

formed you in the womb, I knew you”- The book of Jeremiah in the Bible

Question 9

“Human life is sacred…

Answer 9

because from it’s very beginning it involves the creative action of God”- CCC

Question 10

“The Big Bang theory…does not…

Answer 10

contradict the intervention of a divine creator but depends on it.”- Pope Francis

Question 11

“There is no…

Answer 11

conflict between evolution and the doctrine of faith regarding man and his vocation.”- Pope John Paul II

Question 12

“The universe…

Answer 12

can and will create itself from nothing”- Stephen Hawking
Humanist creation evidence

Question 13

“It is not the…

Answer 13

strongest species that survives, but the ones that are responsive to change”- Charles Darwin
Evolution evidence

Question 14

Natural selection…

Answer 14

has “no purpose in mind”- Richard Dawkins
Evolution (humanist) evidence

Question 15

“So, God…

Answer 15

created humankind in his image”- Genesis
Imago Dei evidence
Creation of Adam evidence
CST and social justice evidence
Interfaith dialogue evidence
SVP and CAFOD evidence
Abortion evidence

Question 16

“She is…

Answer 16

the image of God”- St Catherine of Siena

Question 17

“Love…

Answer 17

your neighbour”- The Gospels
Other Christians abortion evidence
CAFOD stewardship evidence
Interfaith dialogue evidence

Question 18

“My…

Answer 18

body, my life, my choice”- Humanist slogan

Question 19

“So…

Answer 19

they can be responsible” - Genesis
Stewardship evidence

Question 20

“Let us…

Answer 20

be protectors of creation”- Pope Francis
Catholics and Stewardship evidence

Question 21

“Care…

Answer 21

for our common home”- Laudato Si, Pope Francis
Catholics and Stewardship evidence

Question 22

“Good…

Answer 22

without God”- Humanist slogan
Humanists and stewardship

Question 23

“The belief that…

Answer 23

human life and only human life, is valued is a form of speciesism”- Peter Singer

Question 24

“Go and

Answer 24

do likewise”- Parable of the Good Samaritan
CST Evidence

Question 25

“All scripture…

Answer 25

is God breathed”- Bible
Origin and Structure of the Bible evidence
Inspiration and revelation of the Bible evidence

Question 26

“They…

Answer 26

crucified him”- The Bible (Cross rep.)
Tree of life evidence

Question 27

“I am…

Answer 27

the alpha and the omega”- The Bible (Alpha and Omega symbols rep.)
Tree of life evidence

Question 28

“Blessed are…

Answer 28

the peace makers, for they will be called the children of God,”- The Beatitudes
CST evidence

Question 29

“We cannot truly call…

Answer 29

on God if we refuse to treat in a brotherly way any man created, as he is in the image of God”- Pope Francis
Interfaith dialogue evidence

Question 30

Treat others…

Answer 30

as you wish to be treated- The Bible, Jesus

Question 31

“In suffering…

Answer 31

animals are our equals”- Peter Singer
Speciesism evidence