Matters Of Life And Death

Question 0

Immortality of the soul

Answer 0

The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.

Question 1

Paranormal

Answer 1

Unexplained things which are thought I have spiritual causes, e.g. ghosts or mediums.

Question 2

Resurrection

Answer 2

The belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised.

Question 3

Near-death experience

Answer 3

When somebody about to die has an out of body experience.

Question 4

Reincarnation

Answer 4

The belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body.

Question 5

Abortion

Answer 5

The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive.

Question 6

Sanctity of life

Answer 6

The belief that life is holy and belongs to God.

Question 7

Assisted suicide

Answer 7

Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide.

Question 8

Euthanasia

Answer 8

The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease.

Question 9

Non-voluntary euthanasia

Answer 9

Ending someone’s life painlessly when they are unable to ask but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so, e.g. switching off a life support machine.

Question 10

Voluntary euthanasia

Answer 10

Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death.

Question 11

Quality of life

Answer 11

The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.