Origins Of Human Life Flashcards
What does imago dei means
In the image of god
What are humans 🗻
Humans are the pinnacle of creation
What do all humans have that is created by god that are unique
A soul
Where do humans come from
God just likes children do parents
God created everyone out of…❤️
Love, humans have dignity means life is sacred
What quotes did Catherine of sienna say (only greater than man)
“The only being greater than man is god”
What did Catherine of sienna say about man being above creatures
“Man is placed above all creatures, and not beneath them”
What did Catherine of sienna say about humans being a mirror quote
“Humans mirror the goddess of god”
What did Catherine of Siena say about our likeness with god quote
“God created us in his image and likeness because he loved us ”
Genesis 2 (creation of humans) (2 points)
- god formed Adam from the dust on the ground and breathed life into him
- eve was created from adams ribs, symbolising partnership and equality
Why is human lif seen as sacred
Because it is god given
What does a soul enable
Them to have a relationship with god
‘The origins of species’?
Theory proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859
It explains that life evolved over millions of years through natural selection
What do humans share a common ancestor with…
Apes , evolving over time to develop intelligence language and culture
Evidence for evolution
- fossil records show gradual changes in species
- genetic similarities between humans and other species
Why do some religious people reject evolution
Because it contradicts the idea of humans being created in gods image or sanctity of life
Why do literalist reject evolution entirely
They believe it’s the bible is 100% factual and what happened exactly as it says in the bible
What did Tennyson say about survival of the fittest quote
“…this is why nature is described as ‘red in tooth and claw” meaning everything is in competition to survive
How are fossils used as evidence for evolution
Fossil records reveal a large amount of species tat haven’t survived and also that earlier formes of animal have mutated
How is dna used as evidence to support evolution
Suggest there are very close similarities between species
What did pope Francis say about humans developing
God created humans and let them develop
What do catholics believe about evolution (not how but why)
Not how but why god did what he did
What did pope Francis say about creation and evolution Co existing quote
“Competing beliefs in creation and evolution could co - exist”
What does evolution challenge
The belief that humans were intentionally created by god
What do non literalist accept evolution as
Gods plan
Theistic evolution?
The belief that god used the process of evolution to bring about human life
Soul (humans)
Humans are spiritual beings with a soul that connect them with god
Give me a contradiction do this statement ‘god made everything on earth in its final form’
Organisms are gradually changing not in their final form god didn’t make all the animals in their final form on earth
Give me a contradiction to this statement ‘god created the world to suit his creations’
The environment changes and organisms change to meet the environment god didn’t create a world to suit his creatures
Give me a contradiction to this statement ‘god is omni- benevolent,
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
Who is Richard Dawkins
And evolutionary biologist and opponents of religions explanation about creation
What is Richard Dawkins quote (why bother believing in something…)
“Why bother believing in something when there isn’t a shred of evidence”
What does Richard Dawkins argue (empirical knowledge)
He argues that the overwhelming amount of empirical evidence show that there is no designer god
What does Richard Dawkins say about everything on the earth
That it’s been created through the process of evolution
What does Richard Dawkins say about positivity and the existence of god quote
“There is no positive reason to think that god does exist”
God of gaps argument?
Anyone who uses god as an explanation for creation is plugging gaps in their knowledge with a bad explanation
What is speciesism
The idea that being human is a good enough reason for humans to have greater moral rights than non human animals
What quote did Peter so get say about human life and animal life
“Human life isn’t more important than animal life”
