Life and Death Flashcards
What is Euthanasia
Allowing the death of soneone suffering from a terminal illness
What is abortion
Termination of a baby at the foetus stage of development
What is sanctity of life
Belief that life is precious and sacred and should be looked after
Example of a creationist
A millionaire named Ken Ham made a museum of creationism in Kentucky, but it goes against scientific evidence
Example of creationism with Galileo
In psalms, it says earth is on its foundation, which Copernicus took literally, where is Galileo disagreed, and was right
Who created the idea of the Big Bang
George Lematiere- A priest and physician
What did pope Francis say about the big bang theory
The Big Bang Theory, which today we hold to be the origin of the world, does not contradict the intention of the divine creator, but rather requires it
What scientific theory did Charles Darwin come up with
Evolution
What is stewardship?
Caring for the planet and managing his resources. A steward is a careful and responsible for looking after the world.
Christian Views on stewardship
“god made humans in his image” Genesis
“god formed adam from dust and breathed divine life into him” Genesis
What is dominion?
To rule over the environment, we can exploit the world resources as we are in charge
What is Dualism
Is the belief that we are made of two separate parts, a physical body and a spiritual body
what are materialists
Opposite belief to dualism, they believe everything is made up of matter, and that are in our bodies, die as well as our physical bodies
What is ensoulment
The moment when the soul enters a baby
What do Christians believe happen after death?
Christians, believe that the soul is the inner part of the body and is protected by our physical body.
So when we die are physical body decays but are soul goes up to God