Matters of life and death Flashcards
what is the big bang theory?
what 3 things christians responded in?
-Matter is eternal and about 13.7 billion years ago matter became so compressed that it produced an explosion called the big bang eg red shift effect
Creationism that science is wrong that all evidence for big bang can be explained by the effects of noah’s flood and the apparent age theory claims the universe is younger than it looks because the earth was only six days old when adam was born.They believe god created the universe in the way described by the bible
-Intelligent design arguement states universe depends on many interacting parts and has such complex evidence of design that must have been god.They believe there is no big bang nor evolution
-Compatibility claims both big bang and god are compatible because the big bang had to be at exactly the right microsecond.Without scientific laws such as gravity the matter of universe could not have formed solar systems and only god could have ensured these things happened
what do some people think that the universe is and what does christianity teach?
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Commodity= something that humans need or want
Some people think that the universe is a commodity to be used or misused.However christianity teaches that:
-Environment is a gift from god to humans and must be treated with care
-Judgement day god will judge people on how they have fulfilled their duty to preserve god’s earth
-Parable of talents meas christians have the responsibility to leave the earth a better place then they found it
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‘‘god had saw all he had made and it was very good’’
what is sancity of life?and why?
what does bible teach about how human life is precious and special?(3)
-Sancity of life is means that is life is sacred and holy.Because its a gift from god
Bible teaches:
-Human life is special because it comes directly from god
-Only humans have soul because only human’s were made in god’s likeness
-Special nature of human life is shown in the 10 commandments: ‘‘you shall no murder’’
what is christian attitudes for sancity of life in different areas?(3)
-Killing in self defence: most christians would say sancity of one’s life own life takes precedence over sancity of other life.Catholic catechism teaches that killing in self-defence is not murder
-Killing war: some christians believe sancity of life is they should never fight in war.(pacifism).However other christians they can fight in just wars because catholic says to protect the innocent from aggressors justifies breaking the sancity of life beliefs.
-Capital punishment: many christians believe they should never use capital punishment because life is sacred and it’s wrong.Other christians believe capital punishment is used for death penalty for serious offences in the bible
what do non-religious people think about sancity of life?
what do they base their ideas on?(3)
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-Although they don’t believe god created life most humanist believe that human life is precious and should be preserved.
UND declaration of human rights:
-Everyone has the right to life so taking someone’s life is wrong
-killing in self defence is acceptable because its the only way to protect your own life
-Fighting wars in self defence is acceptable because it preserves other people’s lives
'’YOU SHALL NOT MURDER
what is the scientific explanation on darwin’s theory of evolution?
what is natural selection?
what is the evidence for evolution?(3)
-After the earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago the combination of gases in the earth produced primitive life forms
-genetic structure of offspring had slight differences from their parents
-those offspring with changes better suited to living in their particular environment were more likely to survive (survival of the fittest)
-Natural selection idea life evolved through mututations
Evolution evidence:
-Genetics showing clear connections between dinosaurs and crocodiles
-genetics discovering 50% of human dna is the same as cabages showing a cconnection between animal and veg life
what are 4 reasons evolution causes for christians?
what are three christian responses to evolution?
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-Evolution challenges the authority of the bible because if evolution is correct then genesis creation stories are wrong
-If evolution is true there is no original sin or fall of man (idea adam disobeyed god by eating the forbidden fruit) and so there is no need for salvation
-christian belief that humans have a soul is possible because they were made in the image of god is impossible if they came from natural selection
CHRISTIAN RESPONSES
-creationist simply reject evolution.They believe that fossils are the remains of animal life that was destroyed by noah’s flood
-Some christians believe life is to complex to have evolved naturally and that the emergence of humans must have required divine help
-Many christians believe that the way god made the universe was bound to result in evolution and development of creatures like humans
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evolution as unguided unplanned process and cannot be true
what are things to be carried out for 2 doctors to agree for abortion?
what are 3 christian attitudes to abortion (pro-life)
what are the atheist and humanist attitudes to abortion? (2)
what is situation ethics?
what christians believe it?
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2 things:
-Mother’s life is at risk
-Mother’s mental health or physical is at risk
-Baby might be born seriously disabled
Catholic and evenagelical are pro-life teach abortion is wrong;
-Life is holy and belongs to god
-Life begins at conception so abortion is taking life and the 10 commandments teach it is wrong to take life
Liberal protestants attitudes pro-choice they believe abortion is wrong and must be permitted in certain circumstances:
-Jesus told chrisitians to love their neighbours as themselves and abortion may be the most loving thing to do
-Life does not begin until the foetus is capable of surviving outside the mother’s body
Atheist and humanist attitudes:
-Women should have the right to do what she wants with her own body
-Abortion should be an automatic right for women who have been raped or incest or paedophilia
-foetus cannot be considered as a seperate life until it is capable of living outside the mother
Situation ethics:
-Liberal christians humanists and atheist use situation ehtics when considering an ethical problem
-Look at the good and bad points of possible choices then determine what would be the most loving thing to do
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‘‘YOU SHALL NOT MURDER’’
what are 3 reasons christians believe in life after death?
what are 3 non-religious arguements for life after death?
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-Jesus taught he would come again at the end of the world for a final judgement resulting in heaven or hell
-Major creeds of the church teach that jesus rose from the dead and that there will be life after death christians believe in the creed
-Many christians believe that people are made up of a body and a soul.They believe soul is non material will never die.They believe when the body dies soul leaves the body to live with god
3 non religious arguements for life after death:
-Paranomal near death experience when people are clinically dead for a period of time and then come back to life evidence for a spirt world
-Remembered lives (reincarnation) some people claim to be able to remeber themselves in orhter lives and if people are reincarnated there is life after death
-Comfort when someone dies impossible to believe their gone for ever belief in life after gives the hope of meeting loved ones who have passed on
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‘‘I am the resurrection and the life and those who believe in me even though they die will live’‘-eternal life is possible
