life and death Flashcards
fletcher view on sanctity of life
fletcher argues that agape love should be the overrriding principle of Christian ethics. When it comes to snactity of life it should then prevail.
problems with heaven and hell
what are the logistics?
WHat about people who never experienced Christianity? Are they automatically in hell.
Christian eschatology
the term refers to the last things: immortality of the soul, rebirth, ressurection, migration of the soul and the end of time.
why do non religous people believe in life after death
near death experiences
experiences of the supernatural
reincarnation
bible quote on life after death
“whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters you did for me.”
“for god so loved the world”
“My fathers house has many rooms”
The rich man and lazarus
why do non religous people not believe in the afterlife
fear
dont accept authority from scriptures
too many logistical errrors
debate on whether christians go to heaven
conservative protestatns believe in sola fide, good works are not enough you need faith aswell to go to heaven.
However other xians believe that it can come from good works , e.g. catholics
sola fide vs good works
humanists view on purpose of life
each human makes there own meaning in life, likely be based on connections with other human beings
humanist view on purpose
each person makes there own meaning, likely based on a connection with another person. Ethics likely based on reason and empathy.
singer view of life
sanctity of life rather than quality of life, if you have quality you then have meaning
calvin view on life and death
we are already determined to go to either heaven or hell predestination.
Purgatory
purgatory is a singularly catholic belief, invoked by john hick concpet of universal salvation, preparation for beatific vision, vision of God.
