further reading Flashcards
what was the response to Darwinism by Christians and what was it?
intelligent design theory- the idea that due tot he complexity of living things there must be a creator, God
what was the original name of Frankenstein and the link?
The modern Prometheus- Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans, he was punished to having his liver eaten by birds for eternity
What is natural law
A Christian ethical belief system theorised by Thomas Aquinas, it stated that all humans must follow moral guidelines in order to create “eudaimonia” (meaning virtue)
what are the guidelines of natural law, how do they relate to Frank and NLMG
“to live, to reproduce, to learn, to have an ordered society, and to worship god”
- The clones and the monster are unable to reproduce therefor are unvirtuous
Who was Dolly The Sheep
A sheep created by scientific reproduction, she had many illnesses throughout her life but was able to reproduce
What are the eastern beliefs on hell (which character does this link to)
That there is no external being that judges a persons morality but rather their own consciousness and that hell is inside ones mind
1. links to VF and the “normal people”
What are the western beliefs on hell
That heaven and hell are physical places that you are assigned to by God
