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Life And Death Flashcards

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what was made on the first day

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light was created

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who’s someone who you can use to argue against euthanasia

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Harold shipman

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who is Harold shipman

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a serial killer who was a doctor and had his own doctor surgery. it’s estimated he killed 250 people however it’s only been confirmed that he killed 15

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why are muslims against euthanasia in

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in the Qur’an it forbids killing people
it’s regarded as haram
Allah created life and chooses how long each person lives
euthanasia is not included in the reasons for killing in Islam

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why are christian’s against euthanasia

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“thou shall not kill” - 10 commandments
only god can give or take life
life is a gift from god

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why do some liberal christian’s think euthanasia is okay

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agape love- do the most loving thing/selfless love. if someone is suffering extremely the most loving thing you to do is to let them go

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why do people say that Harold shipmans case proves euthanasia is a bad idea

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could encourage people like Harold to kill and also makes it easier for them to do so.

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what did God make on the sixth day

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land animals and humans (made in gods image)

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what part of the bible contains the creation story

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Genesis 1

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what part of genesis contains the story of the fall

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genesis 2

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what is the fall?

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when adam and eve ate from the tree of knowledge disobeying God and creating a rift between God and humans

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how do fundamentalist christian’s think the world began

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believe exactly what was told in the Bible. take the Bible literally.
God created the world in 6 days and rested on the seventh.

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why would some people say that Harold shipmans case doesn’t mean euthanasia is a bad idea

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doctors would have to be strictly checked and regulated- harold wasn’t. he had MUCH higher costs spend on drugs (that he used to kill people) then other doctors clinics despite the fact that there was only 1 doctor in his clinic.
would want patients to give their explicit consent to the procedure

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why are some atheist against euthanasia

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system could be taken advantage of
people with mental health conditions could use it to end their lives- we should be helping them recover not killing them.

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whats the scientific explanation for the creation of the universe

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the big bang theory.
believed as the universe is expanding (proved by red shift) and cosmic background radiation from the big bang

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what’s the scientific explanation for the creation of life

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theory of evolution by natural selection

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what do some liberal christian’s and muslims think about the creation of the universe?

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they think God started the big bang and ultimately caused the formation of the universe as we know it because of that

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what do some liberal christian’s and muslims think about the creation of life?

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think God guided evolution

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what do liberal christian’s and muslims think the story’s of creation in the bible and Qur’an are for

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they show how God created the universe and life- even if it wasn’t exactly how it says in their holy book

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what’s the design argument?

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things that have a purpose and order have a designer
the universe shows evidence of this (eg perfect distance from the sun)
so a being with thought and intelligence must’ve designed it
only God could have the knowledge and power to design the universe
so God must exist

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who created the design argument

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william paleys

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what’s environmental responsibility

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ensuring that natural resources are used but protected so all people, animals and plants can live well now and in the future. for example by recycling

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what’s a Qur’an quote showing we must look after the earth

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“do not commit abuse on the earth”

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what’s a Bible quote saying we shouldn’t look after the earth

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“and subdue the world and have dominion over it”
(a minority interpret this as saying we should dominate and treat the world as we like)

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what’s stewardship

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the belief that humans are responsible for the world and should look after it

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why do some christian’s and muslims think we must be stewards

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God made us stewards (adam and eve were stewards) over creation so we must look after life and the planet

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what’s the arabic word for being a steward

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Khalifa

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what’s sanctity of life

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means life is holy as it was made by god. it’s sacred and should be preserved and protected

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what’s quality of life

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your satisfaction with your life. how good your life is

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what are christian teaching about the sanctity of life

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“before you were formed i knew you”
“treat others how you wish to be treated” -respect life (new testament, jesus)
god made life so it’s sacred

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what are muslims teachings on the sanctity of life

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every soul (rouh) has been created by Allah so is sacred
Allah has a plan for each life (predestination)
“whoever takes a life it is as if he has killed all of man kind” -no one can take any life including their own

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what are humanist beliefs

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humans are unique but also powerful
think careful themselves to decide right and wrong
be empathic
describe what’s right and wrongs based on the situation, reason and science
morality comes from us not god (comes from social responsibility)
everyone has human rights
we should help others flourish

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what do humanists believe about sanctity of life

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they don’t believe in the afterlife so this life is important as it’s your only one
life isn’t sacred because it’s connected to God but it deserves the highest respect

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what’s an abortion

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the medical process of ending a pregnancy so it doesn’t result in the birth of a baby

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why do some people support the legalisation of abortion even if they don’t personally agree with it?

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because we shouldn’t be limiting medical procedures for women, and if we do it could be a slippery slope to the control on women’s body’s and what procedures we can have (eg not being allowed to have your tubes tied)

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what was the abortion act 1967

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allowed abortions before 24 weeks (although exceptions are made for specific situations)
2 doctors must agree to the abortion
abortions allowed when:
-it saves the pregnant persons life, -prevents permanent grave damage to the woman’s mental or physical health
- substantial risk the child will be born with a physical or mental abnormality or be seriously disabled. or if they could have a genetic disorder that could be avoided

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what are alternative to abortion

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contraception
abstinence
adoption
counselling
practical support
morning after pill

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what’s euthanasia

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means good death
deliberate ending of someone’s life due to suffering (mental or physical)

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arguments for animal rights

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we have substitutes for meat
not necessary for cosmetics
animals are also alive

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arguments against animals rights

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we evolved to eat meat
survival and money are more important
medically it might save a human life to test drugs on animals

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what’s active euthanasia

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a person directly and deliberately causes the patients death

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what’s passive euthanasia

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when death is brought about by not giving treatment eg switching off life control

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what’s assisted suicide

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this is when the person who wants to die needs help to kill themselves

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what was steven hawkings argument about euthanasia

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he said we don’t let animals suffer, so why humans?

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what’s a hospice

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somewhere that looks after people close to death and makes sure they’re as comfortable as possible
so instead of euthanasia we should sent people to one

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what’s the argument about euthanasia about dignity

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dignity is the ability to look after yourself (being able to wash yourself)
so if you have no dignity you should have the option of euthanasia

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what’s a living will

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a document setting out a patients wishes about how they want to be treated if they come seriously i’ll and unable to make their own choices

48
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what’s dualism

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belief we are made of 2 separate parts: a physical body and a spiritual soul
dualists believe our soul lives in our physical body

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what do catholics believe about the after life

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souls of the good go straight to heaven
most go to purgatory a cleansing place between heaven and hell
bad sinners go to hell

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what does a christian funeral look like

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candles may be lit (jesus is the light of the world who guides a passage to heaven)
prayers are said for the dead person and they can ask for forgiveness for them
their are buried with their feet facing the alter to face jesus when he returns
bible passages read
hymns sung

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what are islam funerals like

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when someone is close to death the shahadah is whispered in their ear
a simple white shroud is wrapped around the body
they are buried
the grave is often raised in a mound w no grave stone (equalness in death)
when they are lowered into the ground the following words are said “we shall bring you forth once more”
prayers said

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what does the Qur’an teach about abortion

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don’t “slay your children”

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what’s ensoulment

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the muslim belief that life begins when the soul enters the foetus at 120 days

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why do some muslims allow abortion

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they say it’s the lesser of two evils in cases like when the mothers life is at risk
some allow it in cases of rape as a islam is a religion if compassion

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