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Religion and life Flashcards

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What do Liberal Christians believe?

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Bible is NOT infallible- metaphorically
/spirituially true

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What do Conservative Christians believe?

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Bible is not infallible BUT meaning of any verse/word is always dependant on its literary and historical context
-focus on theological meaning of a text

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What to Fundamentalist Christians believe

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Bible is infallible- every word of the bible is literally true

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Case study 1 (Georges Lemaitre) facts

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-Created Modern day big bang theory
-ordained a priest in 1923
-became prof of astrophysics at Catholic Uni of Leuven

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Case study 2 (Pope Francis statement) facts

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-believes theory of evolution doesn’t contradict God- ‘rather, it requires it’

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‘one would have to appeal to…

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religion and the hand of God to determine how the universe started’ -Steven Hawking in his Autobiography

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‘In the beginning….

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God created the heavens and the Earth’- Bible

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‘It is not good for….

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the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him’- Bible

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‘Science without religion is….

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lame, religion without science is blind’- Einstein

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‘Religion, which is based on authority…

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and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works’- Steven Hawking

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‘Faith is the….

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great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence’- Dawkins§

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What is dominion?

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Mankind has a God-given right to rule over the rest of creation, and use its resources for our benefit

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What is stewardship?

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Mankind has a God-given responsibility to to look after the rest of creation on God’s behalf

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‘Everything that lives….(Dominion)

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and moves will be food for you’ - Bible

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‘Just as I gave you…..(dominion)

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the green plants, I now give you everything’- Bible

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‘It is he…(Dominion)

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who has made you successors on the Earth’ -Qur’an

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Is not life more than…(stewardship)

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food, and the body more than clothes?’- Bible (saying more to life than just taking what you want)

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‘It is to God…(stewardship)

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that everything in the heavens and Earth belongs’- Qur’an

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‘Eat and drink… (stewardship)

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but do not be extravagant; God does not like extravagant people’ Quran

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‘Do not seek….(Stewardship)

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from it more than you need’- Hadith

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‘All the creatures that….

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crawl on the earth and those that fly with their wings are communities like yourself’- Qur’an

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‘Every act of….

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irresponsibility towards creatures is an abomination’- Christian statement in Assasi Declarations

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‘Do not muzzle…

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an ox while it it treading out the grain’ - Bible

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Different aspects of Mary Anne Warren’s ‘personhood’

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  • Sentience
  • Emotionality
  • Reason
  • Capacity to communicate
  • Self-awareness
  • Morality
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What is sentience

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  • The ability to have conscious experiences
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What is emotionality

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  • The ability to feel happy or sad
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What is reason

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  • Being able to express your feelings
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What is capacity to communicate

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  • Being able to express your feelings
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What is self-awareness

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  • Awareness of oneself as an individual and as a member of society
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  • What is moral agency
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  • The ability to regulate ones actions through moral principles
31
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When was abortion made legal in UK

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  • 1967
32
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‘Before I formed you…

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in the womb I knew you’ Bible

33
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‘It does not matter whether…

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you take away a life that is born, or destroy one that is coming to birth. In both instances, destruction is murder’ Tertullian, Christian Writer

34
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‘Do not kill your offspring…

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for fear of poverty; it is we who provide for them and for you. Surely killing them is a great sin’ Qur’an

35
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What is quality of life argument

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  • Life is not intrinsically sacred
  • value of a life dependant of the quality of it
  • not all lives of equal quality, therefore of equal value
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What is Sanctity of life argument

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  • God created all life
  • all life has unique purpose
  • God has given humans responsibility to look after all other life
  • Humans have a soul, giving them a unique sanctity
  • Human life owned by God- we do not have right to do what we like with it
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What is the doctrine of double effect

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  • That argument that if something intended to be morally Good has negative side effects, it is ok, despite the foreseen side effects
38
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What is Euthanasia

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  • The act of putting someone painlessly to death because they have an incurable illness
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What is non-voluntary euthanasia

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  • Euthanasia in situations where the person cannot make the decision for themselves
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What is voluntary Euthanasia

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  • Euthanasia when the person is able to make the decision themselves, but cannot do it without the help of others
41
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What is assisted suicide

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  • Providing a person with the means to commit suicide
42
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What is active euthanasia

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  • When someone does something to actively end a life that otherwise would have continued
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What is passive euthanasia

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  • When someone will die without certain treatment, and that treatment is taken away
44
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Why are most christians against euthanasia

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  • Believe in Sanctity of life- all life should be protected as it is sacred
  • Suffering brings us closer to Jesus
45
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‘You shall not…

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murder’ Bible

46
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‘Blessed are…

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the merciful’ Bible

47
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Why do some christians support euthanasia

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  • Ending ones suffering is the most loving thing to be done
  • God gave us free will to make these decisions
48
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Why are most muslims against Euthanasia

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  • Believe it is Haram and a sin against God
  • Believe in Sanctity of life, as life is a gift from God
49
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’ If anyone kills a person…

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it is as if he has slain mankind entirely’ Qur’an

50
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‘No soul may die…

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except with God’s permission at a predestined time’ Qur’an

51
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‘Do not kill yourselves…

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Surely, God is most merciful to you’ Qur’an

52
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‘Do not take life…

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which God has made sacred’ Qur’an

53
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Why do very few muslims support Euthanasia

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  • due to specific circumstances/ personal experiences
54
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Arguments for euthanasia to become legalised

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  • God gave us free will, and we should be able to decide what to do with it
55
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Arguments against euthanasia

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  • Slippery slope- if euthanasia becomes legal, who knows what will become legal in future?
  • Euthanasia is ‘playing God’ and is wrong
56
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‘God is the giver of…

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life. He gives, he takes away’ Bible

57
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What do christians believe about afterlife

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  • Death is not the end
  • Spend eternity in heaven or hell, after being judged by God
  • Catholics believe in Purgatory- undergo purification before heaven
58
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‘Whoever believes in him..

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shall not perish but have eternal life’

59
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What do muslims believe about the afterlife

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  • Life is a test before next realm of existance
    -how you live your life decides where you go
  • Believe in a stage of waiting until judgment called ‘Barzakh’
60
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‘Those whose good deeds…

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weigh heavy will be successful, but those whose balance is light will have lost their soul forever’ Qur’an

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