Religion And Life Flashcards
Scripture for the creation
“In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth”
And god said “let us make man in our image, after our likeness:and let him have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth”
“God saw everything that he had made and it was very good”
Buddhist teachings about the origins of the universe
- buddhism doesn’t include a belief in god or a creator
- buddhism teaches that universe has no beginning
Bible references for the environment
“God saw all he had made and it was good” - it is wrong for us to destroy gods creation
We are given stewardship
Opposing environment arguments
God gave us dominion
Made in image of god
Buddhism and the environment
Dependent arising, everything depended to on everything else many other species relying on us to survive.
2nd noble truth, taking too much from environment or creating too many factories to churn out unnecessary luxuries and pollute the atmosphere causing suffering
First moral precept, damaging environment destroys habitats
Scripture for euthanasia
-sanctity of human life, to kill another human is to kill a godlike creature
“Do not kill” “choose life”
Active euthanasia
Patient is actively killed eg OD
Passive euthanasia
When treatment which would keep patient alive is withheld / withdrawn
Non-voluntary euthanasia
When doctor decide to end life without patients consent because they are unable to communicate their wishes
Voluntary euthanasia
Happens when person has expressed wish to die because of suffering
Fundamental Christians and euthanasia
- life is sacred, sanctity of life
- life has purpose
- only god has right to take life
Liberal Christians and euthanasia
Support passive euthanasia, as cruel to keep people alive if suffering, still dying naturally- god deciding when they die
- quality of life
- right to self determination “my body my choice”
Buddhism and euthanasia
“Abstain from taking life”
Unskillful action bad kamma
6 perfections in Mahayana Buddhism, patience
Karuna and wisdom , if patient in lot of pain and would have died without modern tech then seems uncaring to force them to live
