Issues Of Life Or Death Flashcards
What is the afterlife
Life after death;the belief that existence continues after physical death
What is environmental sustainability
Ensuring that the demands placed on natural resources can be met without reducing capacity to allow all people and other species of animals, as well as plant life to alive well now and in the future
What is euthanasia
The act of killing of permitting the death of a person who is suffering from serious illness
What is evolution
The process by which different living creatures are believed to have developed from earlier less complex forms during the history of the earth
What is abortion
When pregnancy is ended so that it does not result in the birth or a child
What is the quality of life
The extent to which life is meaningful and pleasurable
What is sanctity of life
The belief that life is precious, or sacred. For many religious believes, on,y human life holds the special status
What is the soul
The spiritual aspect of a being; that which connects someone to God. The soul is often regarded as non-physical and as living on after physical death, in an afterlife
What do orthodox jews and traditional Christian believe about the earth
- God created it in 6 24hour days
- creation happened 6000 years ago as that is how old the Torah and bible believe it is
- Adam was formed from the dust of the ground, eve from his ribs.
What do liberal Christians and reform Jews believe about the creation of earth
- gens is is a myth that shows humans that God is powerful and cares for humans
- religion and science are compatible
- the Big Bang theory by Steven Hawkins in 1960 is a responsible explanation for the beginning
- Dawkins theory of evolution is responsible for how humans and animals exist
- fossils tell us the earth is much older than 6000 years and scientific theory’s are true
What is stewardship
The idea that humans should take care and responsibility for the world as it was given and created by God.
Quote from the bible to support stewardship
What does it suggest
How does it suggest Christina’s are dominion
“You made them rule over the words of you hands; you out everything under their feet”
Humans should act out gods wishes on earth
Humans rule over the world so are in charge
What Christians believe about the sanctity of life
And quotes
“Thou shalt not kill”
“All are made in the image of God”
Life is a gift from God
Jewish views on stewardship
“One should live by the mitzvot and not die by the mitzvot”
Pikuach nefesh means all life is sacred, mitzvot can be broken to save a life.
What non religious believers view on sanctity of life
-life does no come from God therefor it is no inherently special
