‘d’ questions Flashcards
‘d’ question: STEWARDSHIP.
WHAT:
CATHOLICS:
•Catholic Church teaches that humans have a special relationship with creation because in Genesis God gives humans a special responsibility over it.
•most Catholics believe it’s our duty to care for the environment as it is a gift from Got which all humans have been trusted with.
•strong argument - environmental issues like climate change + pollution change the lives of animal plants and also threaten human life. We should do anything to protect it.
HUMANIST:
•its everyone’s respond to care for the plant as it’s our common health me
•Humans only have one life to live And if we damage the environment we are damaging our lives now + in the future.
WHY:
CATHOLICS:
•”Care for our Common home” - Genesis
HUMANIST:
•”for the one life we live” - Slogan
HOW:
CATHOLICS:
•Catholic Christian’s will try look after the plant by living a more sustainable lifestyle such as recycling or walking rather than using cars.
HUMANIST:
•try protect the planet by campaigning for better sex education and access to contraception. Help control the human population as overcrowding puts a strain on the planted and its limited resources.
•strong argument - humans should protect the environment as the natural world is beautiful and without it humans would not survive.
conclusion:
‘d’ question: THEORY OF EVOLUTION.
WHAT:
CATHOLICS:
•key concept
•Catholics believe this is how God chose to create humans
•strong argument -
HUMANIST:
•Richard Dawkins - modern day scientist believes there’s no place for God or God’s plan
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WHY:
CATHOLICS:
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HUMANIST:
•”Natural selection has “no purpose in mind” - Richard Dawkins ”
HOW:
CATHOLICS:
•believe it’s the way God chose to create humans according to his plan - Catholics would support science as a way to learn more about the world God has made
HUMANIST:
•different beaks on finches
•strong argument -
conclusion:
‘d’ question: ABORTION.
WHAT:
CATHOLICS:
•abortion meaning
•Catholic Church is against abortion in all situations as it believes that life was created by God. As life is a gift from God it it not ours to do what we want with it.
•strong argument -
HUMANIST:
•most humanists believe that everyone should have the right to choose how they want to live based on their quality of life
•the foetus is not a person + life does not start at conception for them
WHY:
CATHOLICS:
•”Do not kill”
HUMANIST:
•”my life, my body, my choice” slogan
HOW:
CATHOLICS:
•will campaign for Peale to be supported with their pregnancies and children through better parenting support like parenting classes or adoption.
HUMANIST:
•campaign for better sex education + contraception advise to prevent unwanted pregnancies
•keep current UK laws making abortion safe and legal
•strong argument -
conclusion:
‘d’ question: BIG BANG.
WHAT:
CATHOLICS:
•it happened around 13.7 billion years ago - explosion
•pope Francis says that the Big Bang theory needed God as the starting point
•strong argument -
HUMANIST:
•Stephen hawking believes there is no evidence to suggest there is a. Featured or God who made the universe
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WHY:
CATHOLICS:
•”The big Bang theory does not contradict a diving creator but depends on it.”
HUMANIST:
•”The universe can and will create itself from nothing”
HOW:
CATHOLICS:
•will read Genesis to learn more about what God is like and what their role in creation is.
HUMANIST:
•If science can explain the universe and humans without God it can lead some people to lose their faith in God as they no longer need God to explain why we are here. - then became an atheist
•strong argument -
conclusion:
