Origins Of Human Life

Question 1

What does imago dei means

Answer 1

In the image of god

Question 2

What are humans 🗻

Answer 2

Humans are the pinnacle of creation

Question 3

What do all humans have that is created by god that are unique

Answer 3

A soul

Question 4

Where do humans come from

Answer 4

God just likes children do parents

Question 5

God created everyone out of…❤️

Answer 5

Love, humans have dignity means life is sacred

Question 6

What quotes did Catherine of sienna say (only greater than man)

Answer 6

“The only being greater than man is god”

Question 7

What did Catherine of sienna say about man being above creatures

Answer 7

“Man is placed above all creatures, and not beneath them”

Question 8

What did Catherine of sienna say about humans being a mirror quote

Answer 8

“Humans mirror the goddess of god”

Question 9

What did Catherine of Siena say about our likeness with god quote

Answer 9

“God created us in his image and likeness because he loved us ”

Question 10

Genesis 2 (creation of humans) (2 points)

Answer 10

• god formed Adam from the dust on the ground and breathed life into him
• eve was created from adams ribs, symbolising partnership and equality

Question 11

Why is human lif seen as sacred

Answer 11

Because it is god given

Question 12

What does a soul enable

Answer 12

Them to have a relationship with god

Question 13

‘The origins of species’?

Answer 13

Theory proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859
It explains that life evolved over millions of years through natural selection

Question 14

What do humans share a common ancestor with…

Answer 14

Apes , evolving over time to develop intelligence language and culture

Question 15

Evidence for evolution

Answer 15

• fossil records show gradual changes in species
• genetic similarities between humans and other species

Question 16

Why do some religious people reject evolution

Answer 16

Because it contradicts the idea of humans being created in gods image or sanctity of life

Question 17

Why do literalist reject evolution entirely

Answer 17

They believe it’s the bible is 100% factual and what happened exactly as it says in the bible

Question 18

What did Tennyson say about survival of the fittest quote

Answer 18

“…this is why nature is described as ‘red in tooth and claw” meaning everything is in competition to survive

Question 19

How are fossils used as evidence for evolution

Answer 19

Fossil records reveal a large amount of species tat haven’t survived and also that earlier formes of animal have mutated

Question 20

How is dna used as evidence to support evolution

Answer 20

Suggest there are very close similarities between species

Question 21

What did pope Francis say about humans developing

Answer 21

God created humans and let them develop

Question 22

What do catholics believe about evolution (not how but why)

Answer 22

Not how but why god did what he did

Question 23

What did pope Francis say about creation and evolution Co existing quote

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“Competing beliefs in creation and evolution could co - exist”

Question 24

What does evolution challenge

Answer 24

The belief that humans were intentionally created by god

Question 25

What do non literalist accept evolution as

Answer 25

Gods plan

Question 26

Theistic evolution?

Answer 26

The belief that god used the process of evolution to bring about human life

Question 27

Soul (humans)

Answer 27

Humans are spiritual beings with a soul that connect them with god

Question 28

Give me a contradiction do this statement ‘god made everything on earth in its final form’

Answer 28

Organisms are gradually changing not in their final form god didn’t make all the animals in their final form on earth

Question 29

Give me a contradiction to this statement ‘god created the world to suit his creations’

Answer 29

The environment changes and organisms change to meet the environment god didn’t create a world to suit his creatures

Question 30

Give me a contradiction to this statement ‘god is omni- benevolent,

Answer 30

Nature is “red in tooth and claw”- Tennyson. Animals kill animals as part of survival of the fittest. A loving god wouldn’t create such a world

Question 31

Who is Richard Dawkins

Answer 31

And evolutionary biologist and opponents of religions explanation about creation

Question 32

What is Richard Dawkins quote (why bother believing in something…)

Answer 32

“Why bother believing in something when there isn’t a shred of evidence”

Question 33

What does Richard Dawkins argue (empirical knowledge)

Answer 33

He argues that the overwhelming amount of empirical evidence show that there is no designer god

Question 34

What does Richard Dawkins say about everything on the earth

Answer 34

That it’s been created through the process of evolution

Question 35

What does Richard Dawkins say about positivity and the existence of god quote

Answer 35

“There is no positive reason to think that god does exist”

Question 36

God of gaps argument?

Answer 36

Anyone who uses god as an explanation for creation is plugging gaps in their knowledge with a bad explanation

Question 37

What is speciesism

Answer 37

The idea that being human is a good enough reason for humans to have greater moral rights than non human animals

Question 38

What quote did Peter so get say about human life and animal life

Answer 38

“Human life isn’t more important than animal life”