Religion Flashcards
relifion
Theodicy
The study of god. The question if god is good, why is there evil?
Book of Sirach
is a book in the bible that talks about the Jewish understanding of medicine.
Augustine
said God cannot make evil Evil is a corruption of something that was made good or a lack of something good.
St. Thomas Aquinas: Moral Evil and Physical Evil
Physical evil - God allowing the world to operate on its own laws. Ex. earthquakes, Tsunamis, and illnesses. Moral evil- the evil that people choose to be and commit, not the fault of god it is people abusing their free will.
Nutrition/hydration
food and water. means of keeping someone alive.
Burden/benefit-
Patients can choose to forgo treatment if it’s more of a burden than a benefit, can be due to financial, emotional, or other constraints. the patient decides, but that is not always possible. ex, if a procedure is to expensive, wil leave the family in debt.
Ordinary/Extraordinary
must use ordinary means to keep someone alive; i don’t have to use extraordinary means to keep someone alive. I dont have to keep someone alive mechanically.
Terri schiavo
she wasn’t actually dying. They took her off the feeding tube so she would die. That is why the parents were fighting against the husband. There’s a presumption in favor of providing nutrition and hydration unless that becomes more of a burden than a benefit.
Organ transplants
am I allowed to transplant organs? Yes. The ethical concern would be killing people to get organs.
Euthanasia
Actively taking measures to end someone’s life, is becoming legal in different states.
Pain Medication
Give it to somebody to alleviate pain. What you can not do is give a lethal dose.
Partial brain death
does not meet the requirements for human death. Individuals who exhibit breathing and heartbeat shouldn’t be declared dead since these signs point to presence of the brain.
Care of the corpse
- Signifies respect for human life, author of life, deceased person’s family and friends.
- Ceremonial actions in caring for the body have meaning beyond physical impact.
- No organs or dismemberment should be removed from a corpse unless justified.
difference between organ and organism
Organism- distinct life. It has its own DNA, unique to itself
Organs- are part of a body. share the same DNA as the rest of the body, not independent
IVF
In Vitro Fertilization; You take the gametes(sperm and the egg). TWO kinds Homologous and Heterologous
double effect role in indirect abortion
justified, directly treat a mother’s pathology, save the child if possible, and the death is a side effect of the procedure.
concerns about IVF
1: the dignity of human beings, new life should come into the world in the most loving way possible.
The natural bond between parent and child is often broken.
Purgatory
temporary. means that i’m definitely going to heaven not ready for it yet. Catholic teach our prayers can help those for purgatory.
Abortion
Direct- intending to due an abortion.
Indirect -the abortion is a result of some other action that wasn’t intended.
who marries you in the catholic church?
THE COUPLE GIVES THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE TO EACH OTHER. THE PRIEST DESONT MARRY THEM JUST BLESSES THEM.
purpose of marriage
BEING PROCREATIVE AND UNITIVE.
purposes of sexual expression
Pleasure, intimacy, Having children, expressing love/friendship.
5 levels of dying
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, depression, and acceptance
Judgement
2 judgments. 1: immediately after death to where we are going: heaven, hell, and purgatory. 2: judgement is at the end of time & public reckoning of all of humanity.
Heaven
gods infinite beauty; seing god face to face
hell
when we chose to say to god i dont want you.
Death
the permanent separation of body and soul
Rose Hawthorne—
start visiting patients who were generally ignored by the doctors and nurses. she would go and sit with the ill and see what they would have to say. emphasized the sanctity of life even in its last moments
anointing of the sick
prayer is for the seriously ill/ elderly, promotes healing, forgiveness of sins, and provides spiritual strength to manage illness.
confession
called 3 things: reconnnecilitaion, confession and penance.Catholic and orthodox all celebrate the power to forgive sins.
Person
metaphysical subject of a rational nature. The person is the I or the self.
poem about jane
when people are dying, the things taken away from them is attributed to dignity. Means the dignity i have due to my role of functioning, takes care of his way now that she is dying
Sympathy
means i am sorry something bad happened to you.
Empathy
I understand what you are going through because I have been through something similar . Example self help groups like alcoholics
Compassion
i am trying to absorb some of your pain and I’m suffering with you
story of Job
says suffering is a mystery. represents patience and faith in the face of adversity
Redemptive suffering
Is suffering I can’t get out of
Useless suffering
suffering that I can do something about but I don’t. (ex I have a toothache, should go to the dentist, but I don’t)
Hinduism vs theodicy
Hinduism, suffering is because we treat the world and ourselves as real.
Viaticum
final communion, signifies a sick person’s unity with the church, praying for their swift passage to the eternal banquet.
Buddhism and theodicy
Buddhism, suffering is because of ignorance
adam and eve
explains the origin of sin and suffering in the world.
St. Thomas and secondary causality
God allows the laws of the world to take place (secondary causality) rather than intervening directly.
Fr. Spitzer
studied near-death experiences as evidence for the soul and afterlife. ex. the blind able to see after experiencing a NDE
Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
known for having identified five stages of grief experienced by the dying
Sulmasy and praying for a cure
discusses whether it is appropriate to pray for a cure for terminal patients.
When do we receive souls
created directly by God at conception.
When are we human (biologists)
begins at fertilization/conception.
C.S. Lewis and Natural Law
what we know is right or wrong simply by being human
Rape and Plan B in Catholic hospitals
may be permitted in Catholic hospitals for rape cases to prevent conception, not to abort an existing pregnancy.
How death is determined
by permanent cessation of heartbeat and body shutting down.
