Religion and Life

Question 1

Big Bang

Answer 1

Leading scientific theory about the origins of the universe

Question 2

Evolution

Answer 2

Leading scientific theory about the origins of human life

Question 3

Creation

Answer 3

Cristian belief that the creation of the universe and human life was because of God

Question 4

Genesis

Answer 4

First book in the bible that contains the Christian creation story

Question 5

Creationism

Answer 5

The Christian belief that the creation story in Genesis is facutally accurate

Question 6

Best hypothesis

Answer 6

Best explanation for something that we do not have an explanation for

Question 7

Fundamentalist

Answer 7

Christians who believe that the Bible should be understood literally

Question 8

Conservative

Answer 8

Christians who believe that the Bible should be understood in context

Question 9

LIberal

Answer 9

Christians who believe that the Bible should be understood as a story with important messages

Question 10

Myth

Answer 10

Story that may not be factually true but nevertheless contains important moral or spiritual truths.

Question 11

Duty

Answer 11

Obligation and responsibilty to someone or something

Question 12

Dominion

Answer 12

Power over someone or something

Question 13

Stewardship

Answer 13

Duty over someone or something

Question 14

Intrinsic value

Answer 14

something that has value because it is special and not becauseof what it can do for others eg a teddy bear

Question 15

Instrumental value

Answer 15

something that it useful for what it can do for you or people eg a computer

Question 16

Animal Rights

Answer 16

Rights of animals to live free from human exploitation and abuse

Question 17

Medical testing

Answer 17

Testing medicines on animals for human benefit

Question 18

Cosmetic testing

Answer 18

Testing cosmetics(make up,soap) on animals for human benefit

Question 19

Speciesism

Answer 19

Assumption that humans have superiority over other species

Question 20

Sanctity of life

Answer 20

Belief that human life is sacred and has intrinsic value

Question 21

Personhood

Answer 21

What makes a human being a ‘person’

Question 22

Abortion

Answer 22

Terminating a pregnancy by removing the foetus from the womb;legal in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy

Question 23

Pro-life

Answer 23

The belief that abortion if always wrong as it ends a potential life

Question 24

Pro choice

Answer 24

The belief that it is the right of the mother to choose whether or not she should have an abortion

Question 25

Quality of life

Answer 25

Consideration of what makes life worht liviing

Question 26

Euthanasia

Answer 26

Painless killing of a person in order to stop suffering : a good death

Question 27

Afterlife

Answer 27

Life after death of the physical body

Question 28

Heaven

Answer 28

Where the souls of the dead are reunited with God C

Question 29

Hell

Answer 29

Where the souls of the dead are eternally punished for actions on earth C

Question 30

Purgatory

Answer 30

Where the souls of the dead are eternally punished for actions on earth

Question 31

Repentance

Answer 31

Act of apologising for wrongs done and retuning to God

Question 32

Salvation

Answer 32

Act of being daved from sin and death C or suffereing B

Question 33

Predestination

Answer 33

View that God has already decided who will go to Heaven

Question 34

Kamma

Answer 34

Law of nature that ensures our actions have consequences ; often in the afterlife

Question 35

Dhamma

Answer 35

Law or duty; rules for living

Question 36

Reincarnation

Answer 36

Soul is reborn into a new physical body after the death of its previous one

Question 37

Linear view of existence

Answer 37

View that there is one earthly life perhaps followed by an afterlife in Heaven or similar

Question 38

Cyclical view of existiance

Answer 38

View that there are several eathly lives(reincarnation)