.2 Flashcards
Define assisted suicide
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
Define euthanasia
The painless killing of a person who is dying from a painful disease
Define immortality of the soul
The idea that the soul lives in after the death of the body
Define a near-death experience
When someone who is about to die has an out of body experience
Define non voluntary euthanasia
Ending someone’s life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have to have a good reason for thinking why they would want you to do so
Define paranormal
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g ghosts, mediums
Define quality of life
The idea that life must have some benefits and is worth living
Define reincarnation
The belief that after death souls are reborn into a new body
Define ressurection
The belief that after death the body stays in the grace until the end of the world when it is raised
Define sanctity of life
The belief that life is holy and belongs to God
Define voluntary euthanasia
Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death
Define abortion
The removal of a foetus from a womb before it can survive
What do all Christians believe in with life after death
There is an afterlife for those who believe in God
What do Christians believe happens to the body after death
It stays in the ground
What do chrisitians believe happens to the soul after death
It goes on to God for judgement
After death what happens to those whom…
1) have been good
2) are unrepentant sinners
1) go to heaven
2) go to hell
What is purgatory and who believes in it
Purgatory is when the souls of sinners are sent to be cleansed, Catholics believe in it
What happens to good people in purgatory
- When the world ends Jesus will return to Earth to raise the dead,
- God will make a new heaven and the souls still in purgatory will go to heaven
What do Protestants believe about hell
There is no hell
What is immortality of the soul
The idea that the souls live on after death
Why do Protestants believe in life after death, name to reasons
1) some Protestants think that the paranormal is evidence that their is an afterlife
2) Jesus told a thief on the cross that he would be in heaven that day
Why do evangelical Christians believe in life after death, name 2 reasons
1) Jesus’ body was raised from the dead
2) the creed (St Paul)
” I believe In the resurrection of the body and everlasting life “
What is the creed, who wrote it
Wrote by St Paul: “I believe in the resurrection of the body and everlasting life”
Why do Roman Catholics believe in life after death, name 2 reasons
1) the resurrection of Jesus
2) the creed which says Jesus ‘ is seated at the right hand of the father and will come again to judge the living and the dead’
Who will God reward according to Christians
Those who haves lived their lives accruing to his will
Give the five reasons how belief in the afterlife affects Christian lives
1) confession
2) praying
3) doing good work
4) putting the teachings of the bible and the church into action
5) dedicating their lives to God ( possibly through becoming a nurse etc.)
Give 3 Christian response to how the belief in afterlife affects their lives
1) “ we should try and live our lives within the guidelines of the bible and the Church because they will be judged by God”
2) “ the afterlife teaches us to repent and forgive “
3) “ heaven offers comfort when our loved ones die “
What do Muslims believe in (life after death)
Akhirah - this means life after death
What is a main belief of Muslims
Akhirah - life after death
Where does the Angel of death take a persons soul to?
What does it mean
Barzakh
The stage between when a person dies and when they face judgement
What will Allah judge each individual on
The way they have lived their lives
What happens to the body on the day of judgement
It is resurrected
What does allah look at to decide whether they were good or bad
What happens if their name is on the right side of the book?
What happens if their name is on the left hand side of the book?
1) A book which two angels open, this contains a record of what a person has done in their lifetime
2) they are sent to al’Jannah ( paradise)
3) they are sent to Jahannam ( hell)
What is al’ Jannah
Paradise
What is Jahannam
Hell
What does Islam teach about good and evil
Good will be rewarded and evil will be punished
What does the Qur’an teach
Gods judgement is final
Why do Muslims believe in the afterlife give 2 reasons
The Qur’an - it states that we have come from Allahabad and we must return from Allah
The teachings and practise of the prophet
What effect does the belief of an afterlife have on a Muslim
They try to be a good Muslim by following the teachings of the Qur’an as they know that there actions will be judged by allah
Can a non religious person believe in life after death
Some do
Name the 3 non - religious reasons for belief in the afterlife
1) near death experiences
2) paranormal activity
3) reincarnation
Explain a near death experience
Near death experiences are reported within patients pronounced dead for a short period of time. They describe leaving their bodies and seeing themselves outside their body
Sometimes people have reported seeing dead relatives or a bright life.
What are ghosts thought to be
The spirits of dead people who have not travelled to the next place
Which religions believe in reincarnation
Hindus and Sikhs
Name 2 other reasons why people believe in a. Afterlife
1) death is hard to deal with
2) it makes sense that those who have led good lives and should be rewarded and those who have not should be punished
Name the 4 reasons why some people reject belief in an afterlife
Evidence - there is non
Humans are mortal- when a person dies the body decays ,how can there be anything else
Science - science explains everything in our world
Religion is outdated - religion used to control people in the past
What do we mean when we say humans are mortal
When their body decays how can there be anything else
We live then we die
What does science explain
Everything in our world - we should not believe in things that aren’t scientifically proven
What does it mean when we say religion is outdated
Beliefs in heaven and hell are outdated and were used to control people and their behaviour in the past
Some argue God isn’t real so what does it not make sense to believe in
Life after death
What about the bible which contains this information
It’s not as relevant
Mediums claim to be able to do what?
Contact the dead
What do some people think about mediums
They are a scam
Give the 4 other reasons why people believe in an afterlife
The idea death is DIFFICULT to deal with
Belief in afterlife makes life fairer
Sometimes people feel their loved ones who have died are still with them
Makes sense that those who’s good are rewarded and those who have not should be punished
What are the meetings called where mediums contact the dead
Séances
Give the 4 reasons under
Religion is outdated
Belief in heaven and hell were used to control people’s action in the past
Non belief in God means it doesn’t make sense to believe in afterlife
The bible is not as relevant today
Religion offers no good evidence
Give the 2 reasons under
Humans are mortal
We live then die
When a person dies the body decays how can there be anything else
Name the 2 reasons under
Evidence
There is no evidence of an afterlife - no one has ever returned
Mediums and others who try to prove an afterlife are tricking people
Name the reason under
Science
Science explains everything in our world we should not believe in unscientific things
