Religion and Science (people and Animals) Flashcards
What are the issues of fur and ivory trade?
Ivory poaching has endangered the whole species of elephants
Cruel and unnecessary
What are the issues of zoo and safari parks?
In some zoos animals are kept in unnatural habitat and they have limited movement
Caged at night and in the wild should be most active time
What are the issues of hunting?
Used for food, to control species and for fun
Animals may be hunted to near extinction
Animals caught in traps may suffer in great pain
What are the issues in sport?
Sporting animals are for entertainment and in the U.K. it is illegal for animals to fight
Well kept animals may be slaughtered were not good Enough
can become easily injured
What are the issues for bull fighting?
National sport in Spain
Cruel and unnecessary
However provides entertainment and employment
What is dominion?
View that humans rule over animals
What is Stewardship?
View the earth is there for us to care for
In the creation accounts in genesis what are humans given?
Power over all creatures
In genesis 2 what does god tell Adam?
To name the animals
What are two quotes that link with dominion?
” everything that lives and moves will be food for you just as I gave you the green plants I now give you everything”
” rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground”
What are two quotes that link with Stewardship?
“The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and take care of it”
“The man gave names to all the the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field” -Adam name animals name so animals should have the Same care and respect as humans
What do christians believe about souls?
That only humans have them as it appears when god breathed into Adam he gave humans/ humanity something different to animals
God still care for animals omnibenevolent what is the Jesus teaching quote that suggests this?
“are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God”
What is the pope named after?
Saint of animals
What is vivisection?
Experiments in n animals for medical or scientific purposes
