Enviromental And Medical Issues (Paper 8)

Question 1

What is global warming?

Answer 1

The overall increase in the earths atmospheric temperature due to burning of fossil fuels

Question 2

What can be a solution to global warming?

Answer 2

Renewable power

Question 3

What are four forms of pollution?

Answer 3

• Acid rain
• Eutrophication
• Waste
• Radioactive pollution

Question 4

What are some Islamic teachings on stewardship?

Answer 4

• God created Adam as his khalifah, so muslims who are Gods khalifahs look after his creation as said in the Quran
• They will be judged by God on how they behave

Question 5

What are Christian teachings on stewardship?

Answer 5

• Jesus taught we will be judged

- The bible teaches that Christians are given the right to rule over Gods creation

Question 6

What are Christians attitudes to infertility treatments?

Answer 6

• Embryos are destroyed which can be murder
• This goes against Gods plan of procreation
• This is Gods decision that someone may be infertile

Question 7

What are attitudes to infertility treatments in Islam (good)?

Answer 7

• All muslims should have a family
• Unused embryos are not foetuses so it is ok to dispose
• The egg and sperm are from husband and wife

Question 8

What are attitudes to infertility treatments in Islam (bad)?

Answer 8

• They deny the child a right to its actual parents
• This is the same as adoption and banned
• Egg and sperm donation is like adultery

Question 9

What are some Christian attitudes to transplant surgery (good)?

Answer 9

• The immortality of the soul means that the body isn’t needed after death
• “love your neighbour”
• Golden rule “treat other how you would want to be treated”

Question 10

What are some Christian attitudes to transplant surgery (bad)?

Answer 10

• Ignores the sanity of life
• It isn’t gods plan or natural
• This is disobeying God which is a sin
• This can cause many moral dilemmas

Question 11

What are attitudes to transplant surgery in Islam (good)?

Answer 11

• Muslim Law Council say that they can carry donor cards

- Islam aims to do good to help people

Question 12

What are attitudes to transplant surgery in Islam (bad)?

Answer 12

The Shari’ah teaches nothing should be removed from the body after death

• The Quran teaches only God has the right to give and take lives
• Muslims organs need to be resurrected on the last day