Good and Evil

Question 1

Justice and prejudice(Christianity)

Answer 1

Forgive 70×7. Restorative justice.

Question 2

Aims of punishment(protection)

Answer 2

Protect society

Question 3

Aims of punishment(retribution)

Answer 3

Criminal suffers for what they have done

Question 4

Deterrence

Answer 4

Put others off commiting the same crime

Question 5

Reformation

Answer 5

Rehabilitate offenders

Question 6

Reparation

Answer 6

Repaying society for the wrong doing

Question 7

Prisons(services in prisons)

Answer 7

Drug rehabilitation, training for work, education, counselling

Question 8

Prison chaplains

Answer 8

Any religious tradition or humanist. Counsel and provide spiritual support to inmates

Question 9

Prison reform

Answer 9

John Howard - focused on hygiene and basic conditions
Elizabeth fry - quaker who fought for conditions for women and dedication
21st C education

Question 10

21st century prisons

Answer 10

Prisoners are starting to be treated like humans as they are showing respect to human rights.

Question 11

Death penalty (Christianity for)

Answer 11

“Eye for and eye”
“Whoever sheds the blood of a man, by man shall his blood be Shed”

Question 12

Death penalty (Christianity against)

Answer 12

Jesus taught forgiveness
“Do not kill “. 10 commandments
“Turn the other cheek “

Question 13

Death penalty non religious views

Answer 13

What if mistakes are made
Death can be seen as the easy option

Question 14

Death penalty humanist

Answer 14

Killing is wrong. Raises possibility of irreversible errors.

Question 15

Death penalty situation in Britain

Answer 15

Dangerous criminals who may need to permanently removed.

Question 16

Forgiveness (Christianity)

Answer 16

Follow jesus.
“Forgive us our trespasses ad we forgive those who trespass against is “
“Forgive 70 × 7”
“An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”

Question 17

Forgiveness (humanists)

Answer 17

Crucial for human relationships. Compassion and common sense compels us to forgive.

Question 18

Examples of forgiveness (Christianity)

Answer 18

Gee walker was a Christian “ I’ve got to forgive them”

Question 19

Forgiveness(Islam)

Answer 19

The Quran states that Allah is merciful and forgiving.

Question 20

Purpose of suffering (Christianity - soul making)

Answer 20

St. Irenaeus said humans were created imperfectly in order to develop over time. To achieve this God created humans at an epistemic distance from him.

Question 21

What is good (Christianity)

Answer 21

God made the earth and “it was good”
Have free will to choose between right and wrong.
Bible is a guide to support decision making.

Question 22

God and suffering co existing(Christianity)

Answer 22

Original sin - suffering as a result of adam and eve using their free will and eating the apple.

Question 23

God and suffering co-existing(humanists)

Answer 23

Humans have choice and control their lives and must take responsibility for the way it turns out

Question 24

Challenges to religion

Answer 24

Inconsistent triad - how can an omnibenevelont, omniscient and omnipotent God allow evil to exist
The holocaust - atheists often question how people can believe in a god who allowed it to happen.

Question 25

Making moral decisions

Answer 25

Can tell what is right and wrong as we have free will to make our own decisions

Question 26

Sin vs crime

Answer 26

Seven deadly sins main sin
Vice
Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth