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GCSE RE : Sept - December Flashcards

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Define Ex Nihlo

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Creation out of nothing e.g Universe

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what is the definition of omnipotent

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All Powerful

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who was St Augestine ?

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St Augestine was an early christian thinker. He believed that god is omnipotent as he made the universe out of nothing , this can be seen in his quote “ O lord made something in beginning , you created this thing out of nothing “

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what do christians believe

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  • god
  • bible is word of god and helps us to live our lives today
  • that the people who wrote the biblical accounts were inspired by god
  • that god makes himself known to human beings through bible
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what quotation/ phrase shows that god is omnipotent

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’ The lord god makes the earth and heavens ‘

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what is a literalist / fundamentalist

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christians that believe that the creation accounts are fact and therefore historical e.g some believe god did create universe in 6 days

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what do jews believe about Adam and Eve

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  • jews believe adam and eve were created and placed in the garden of eden. also they believe that humans were created on the 6th day. They also believe god created the universe
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what is modeh ani

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a daily prayer in the morning , performed by jews

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difference between orthodox and reform jews

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orthodox jews believe that creation story / stories are true accounts
reform jews believe that creation accounts are stories which cant be considered historical facts

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what are scientists view of the creation of the universe

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  • 14 billion years ago , universe did not exist
  • universe is still expanding today
    -they think it is expanding because they believe that remnants of heat from bigbang can be detected
  • BigBang was caused by energy getting hotter and more concentrate so there was a big explosion now known as big bang
  • stars formed and clustered into galaxies due to universe expanding so planets in our solar system were created
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scientific explanation for universe

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bigbang

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Facts about Charles Darwin

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  • his dad wanted him to be a priest , so he started studying religious studies
  • made a groundbreaking theory that we evolved from apes
  • ended up on a scientific research ship sailing the world studying nature
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what did Darwin discover on galapagos islands

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-finches has different size/shape beak depending on their food source. if nuts were big then finches had larger beaks whereas if food was small finches has small beaks their beaks had evolved to suit environmental conditions

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what is natural selection

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known as survival of the fittest this means that creatures survive if they are best suited to adapting to their natural environment

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what is evolution

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change that happens to creatures overtime to suit environmental conditions

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who is Richard Dawkins

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-he supports Darwin’s theory of evolution because he does not believe in god. Richard Dawkins is a famous atheist

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imago dei

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in the image of god

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stewardship

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The belief that humans should protect and preserve the environment and hand more on to the next generation

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transcendent

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belief that god exists above and beyond space and time

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Revelation

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way in which god makes himself known to the world e.g bible

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inspiration

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the belief that the writers of the bible were guided by the holy spirit to write what is good and true

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Abortion

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  • deliberate termination ( ending ) of pregnancy usually before the foetus is 24 weeks
  • majority of cases the mother makes the final decision to go ahead
  • it is a moral issue because people are asked to make a decision about whether it is right or wrong
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what do catholics believe about abortion

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  • catholics believe we are created imago dei this means that all human life is sacred / important a god created humans
    evidence : ‘ creative action of god and it remains forever in a special relationship with god’ - catechism of catholic church this means that life is precious.
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catholic view on human life

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human life is special because god created human life in his imagine : Genesis 1

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Catholics believe abortion is wrong , this is shown in the quote ‘so god created mankind in his own image ‘ ( genesis 1: 27) therefore abortion is seen as destroying gods creation = imago dei

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Catholics believe that our relationship with God is personal, this is shown in the quore ‘ before i formed you in the womb i knew you’ ( jeremiah ). Therefore this suggests that life begins at conception and a foetus should be protected

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judaism views on abortion

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judaism does not forbid abortion , but believes that it should only be used in serious cases. orthodox judaism believes fetus under 40 days has no value. they also believe abortion can be done if mother is in danger

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anglican church views on abortion

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  • only if baby has a chance of being born with disabilities
  • if mother is in health risk ( mental or physical )
  • if it was cause by rape
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catholic church views on abortion

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  • does not allow abortion a they believe that because god created life it is precious
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non religious views on abortion

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  • peter singer agrees with catholic point of view that life begins at conception, however he also believes that it is morally acceptable to take the lives of ‘non person human’. He believes that a human being cab reason , feel , hope and make moral choices, Embryos , newborn babies , people in coma cant do that therefore he believes they are ‘non person human ‘
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stewardship

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belief that humans should protect and preserve the environment and hand more on to the next generation

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what is sanctity of life

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In religion and ethics, the inviolability of life, or sanctity of life, is a principle of implied protection regarding aspects of sentient life that are said to be holy, sacred, or otherwise of such value that they are not to be violated

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what did jeremiah state about our relationship with god

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‘god knew us before we were born’

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why are adam and god touching hands in michealangelos painting

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main message is that god is creating adam( passing life) they assumed that god looks like a human as he created adam imago dei

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difference between genesis 1 and genesis 2

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in genesis 1 explains how god created the earth/ universe , whereas in genesis 2 god creates humans ( imago dei)

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what does peter singer believe about abortion

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believes abortion is okay in any circumstances because he believes that if a human cannot make moral decision then they are a ‘non person human ‘

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literalist

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believe the bible is true and points of the story actually happened the way they are described - literally
- the earth was created 6000 years ago and there were 6 days of 24 hours on which god created
- adam was formed out of dust of the earth
- eve was formed out of adams rib

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non literalist

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main point of the story is not to detail how god created but to state that he did , so story isnt literal but does contain some important truths
-god did create the world
- he used the natural process he created
- that there were clear periods of creation though not 24 hours as such
- humans are still special and unique and creation is still good and imbued with god

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why does John refer to Jesus as ‘word’

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usually our words explain our minds to others , the son of good was also sent in order to reveal his fathers mind to the world. this proves tat he is also god because he coexists with the father. the world (jesus) and father made everything from highest angel to meanest worm

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christians describe the bible as the word of god. they believe that through the bible, god is making himself known to them, he is speaking to his people , providing them with a way to live and be holy

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’ love thy neighbour ‘ god tolds us to love our neighbour because he would want us to get along/ be united
‘ do not kill’ god wouldnt want people to be evil and kill others because people need to be nice and not cruel , life is sacred because imago dei

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christians believe that god continues to send his spirit to guide people towards goodness and truth today

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christians may look to bible for guidance support as people believe that bible is inspired by / in the word of god

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catholic church teaches the author of the bible were inspired and gained truthful insights about god , but that not everything they wrote was historically or literally true. for catholics the accounts given in genesis 1-3 can be considered myths , stories that whilst not being ‘true’ , contain great ‘ truths

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monotheism

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belief in 1 god

43
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theory of evolution

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that we evolved from apes

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what do humanist believe in

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pro choice , value happiness and personal choice , life is not sacred but is worth of high respect . peter singer is an example of humanist as he thinks that fetus’ under 40 days are inhuman as they can make moral decisions

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catholics are _____

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prolife

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what does god want us to do

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  • god wants us to value what he has created and not destroy it
  • it is our responsibility to care for environment as we are the ‘caretakers’ of gods world an we need to make the earth beautiful. we are the only sentient creations that can do it therefore we are responsible for the world
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dominion

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to rule over nature , in charge of planet, we can do what we want. this is evident in genesis 1

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laudato si

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  • climate change affects everyone but mostly poor people
  • we should avoid plastic , use public transport more.
  • laudato si is a letter from pope francis tellin us to care for planet
  • stop wasting
  • recycle plastic / resources
    -live wisely , love generously, think differently
  • help poor/ care for gods creation
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what does laudatio si encourage

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it encourages people to think about future generations

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stewardship

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to look after the world for god and for generations to come. stewardship is about working in harmony with nature, belief we were created to care for the planet ( genesis 2 ) humans have a role and responsibilt

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omnibenevolent

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god is all loving

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sanctity of life

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humans are created last in genesis 1 and are high point of gods creation

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‘love your neighhbour as yourself’

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take car of planet , catholics are reminded of greatest commandments ( love god + others) need to take care of the planet to avoid climate change

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common good

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catholic church teaches that every individual has a duty to contribute to the good of society ( common good)
- catholics should act justy and seek justice for others , especially poor

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universal destination of good

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  • catholic church teaches that current generation does not own earth they are looking after it to pass on to future generations
  • ‘you shall not steal’ -
    -refusing to look after the planet is stealing from future generations
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what does genesis 1 teach

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genesis 1 teaches hat god did create the world out of nothing , his job was to bring goodness

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authority

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having power to make decisions and be in charge of something

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what are 3 main humanist views on the environment

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1) good without god
2) population control
3) speciesism

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1) good without god

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world is beautiful and valuable so humanists believe in value of stewardship
- more should be done to preserve habitats and species
- seek to live a good life because its only life we have

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2) population control

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  • overcrowding of the planet is a threat to life on earth
  • birth control programme to limit population are an option
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3) speciesism

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  • idea that humans are prejudiced in favour of their own species therefore discriminate against animals. humanists see this view as wrong
  • humanists would ask you to consider bees because it is estimated that third of our food we eat have been pollinated by bees , so are we really superior to them
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why is preservation of habitats important

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it is home to animals which may become extinct if they lose their home

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Mitzvot

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set of rules (duties/commandmemnts that jews have to follow
- following mitzvot helps jews protect the earth as they say to ‘never destroy things on earth which are useful’ and ‘giving the land a rest from growing crops every 50 years’

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