Religious Differences Of Opinions Flashcards
What is metaphorical truth
It’s when you don’t take the sentence literally and you think the sentence has a different meaning. For example pigs can fly is metaphorical because they can’t actually fly
What is literal truth
Literal truth is when you believe what the sentence says is the truth. For example prophet Muhammed was visited by an angel it actually means he was visited by an angel
What is a fundamentalist reading of the bible
Where you read everything in the bible and think that everything is factually correct
What is a liberal reading of the bible
It’s when you read everything in the bible and think that everything can be taken metaphorically and it has another meaning to it
Describe the story Jonah and the whale
God commanded Jonah to do something for him but Jonah fled to sea. The ocean then became rough . Jonah told the crew to throw him overboard because it was his fault that the sea was rough. They tried to row but it didn’t work. They threw Jonah and the sea became calm. God sent a fish to swallow Jonah for three days and then spit him out.
What would a fundamentalist reading be of Jonah and the whale
It would mean that Jonah actually did get swallowed up by a big fish
What. Would a liberal reading of Jonah and the whale be
The raging sea could represent his sins and the fish could be the mercy of god. It depends on how you interpretate the story
Euthanasia is good
Euthanasia is good on some occasions as is can relieve people of ongoing pain. For example with reg crew he had a terminal illness so he wasn’t able to move or do anything independently. In this case you can understand why he would want to
Euthanasia shouldn’t be allowed
On some occasions people want to have euthanasia for no reason. Mainly because they want to kill themselves but they can’t do it. So in that case you should always have a serious injury or disease if you want to have euthanasia done to you
