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What is an atheist ?

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A person who does not believe in god

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What is a theist ?

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A person who believes in god

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What is an agnostic ?

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Someone who says there is not enough evidence to prove or disprove the existence of god

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What does philosophy translate as ?

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Love of wisdom

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What is theology ?

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Study of god and religion

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What is ethics

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A system of rules to help in making moral choices

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What is someone who follows the religion of Islam called

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Muslim

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Who is Aristotle

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Ancient Greek philosopher

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Finish the sentence “the ancient Greeks thought that in order for society to function,it’s important to have …”

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Good role models

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What is meant by the word ‘soul’

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Non-physical part of the body

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Why do Christian’s believe that we are all automatically valuable

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We are made in the image of god

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Why do Christian’s believe humans are more important than animals

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We are the last and greatest creation

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What is meant by ‘free will’

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Ability to make choices freely

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Which religion believes their duty is to ‘love one’s neighbour as oneself’

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Christianity

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What does a utilitarian seek

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Pleasure/happiness avoid pain. Or greatest good for the greatest number

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Allah is the Arabic word for

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God

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Who is muhammed

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Prophet of islam (founder)

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What is the name of the Christian holy book

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Bible

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What is the first book in the bible called

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Genesis

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Who are the gospels

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First 4 books of the New Testament ;books which tell the life and teachings of Jesus

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What is the name of the Islamic holy book

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Qur’an

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Name 2 of the 5 pillars

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Shahadah,salat,sawn,zakat,hajj

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Which is the most important pillar

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Shahadah

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According to the bible how does sin enter the world

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Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil temptation

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What name is given to the story of sin entering the world
The fall
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What punishment did Adam and Eve receive
Banished from the garden of Eden
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Which book in the bible contains the creation story
Genesis
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Who were the first humans
Adam and Eve
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How did god make Adam
From the dust of the ground
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How did god make eve
From adams rib
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What is meant by repent
To be truly sorry
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Ten Commandments
1.only one god 2.do not worship false idols 3.don’t not use the lords name in vain 4.rest on the sabbath and keep it holy 5.honour your mother and father 6.do not murder 7.do not commit adultery 8.do not steal 9.do not bear false witness 10.do not covet
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What is meant by the term sanctity of life
Life is sacred
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What is meant by the term stewardship
A duty of care
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What is vivisection
Testing on animals for medical purposes
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What did god give humans over animals
Dominion
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Fill in the blank”are 2____ sold for a penny yet not one is forgotten by god
Sparrows
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According to Christian’s humans are made in the image of
God
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What does resurrection mean
Raise from the dead
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Which parable tells Christian’s how they should act to reach heaven
Parable of the sheep and the goats
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Which word describes gods power
Omnipotent
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Which word describes gods knowledge
Omniscient
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Which word describes gods love
Omnibenevolent
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What name is given to someone who believes that god created the world in 6 days
Creationist
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The father,son and Holy Spirit are known as
Holy trinity
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What is the name of the Charles Darwin’s book
On the origin of species
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What is meant by moral and natural evil
Moral caused by people eg murder. Natural caused by nature eg earthquakes
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How might a Christian explain moral evil
Misuse of human free will god cannot stop it as he would remove our free will
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How might a Christian explain natural evil
People can because better by helping making good moral choices
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What is the name of the earliest creed
Apostles creed
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Followers of Islam are called
Muslim
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Jesus is honoured in Islam as
A prophet
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The last and the seal of the prophets is a phrase used to describe
Mohammad
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What is one job angels have in Islam
Record your actions,question you when you die,act as a messenger for allah
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Name one Islamic angel
Jibril,Michael
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What name is given to the Islamic declaration of faith
Shahadah
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When are Muslims are required to fast from sunrise to sunset
Ramadan
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Akhirah is the belief in what
Belief in life after death
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What do Muslims believe happens to the body after death
Questioned by two angels
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Khalifa is the belief in what
To be a guardian of the planet
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Name two of the five pillars
Shahdah,salat,sawm,zakat,hajj
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What are the 2 rules of the just war theory
Just cause,just intent,proportional
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Who wrote the just war theory
St Thomas aquinas
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What event in ww2 would fall outside of the just war criteria
Bombing of Dresden,bombing of Hiroshima,shoah/holocaust
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Which is the only country in the world to use a nuclear weapon against an enemy
USA
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A WMD is
Weapon of mass destruction
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What is a conscientious objector
Someone who objects go war/violence because of their conscience
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Who is an example of a conscientious objector
Mohammad Ali
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What is meant by capital punishment
Death sentence
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How many countries still have capital punishment
53
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Which is the most common method of execution in the USA
Lethal injection
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Who wrote the lion the witch and the wardrobe
C.S Lewis
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During which war was the novel set
WW2
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Which of the children was first to enter narnia
Lucy
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Complete the sentence “always winter and never ___”
Christmas
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Who represents god in the novel
Aslan
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Who does the white witch represent
Satan/the devil
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How does Aslan save Edmund and therefore narnia
Sacrifices himself
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Which aspect of Jesus’ life does Aslan mirror
Crucifixion/sacrifice,death and resurrection
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Give two ways this happens
Both are beaten and humiliated,both are killed,both reappear to the two Mary’s/Lucy and Susan
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Give word that is used to describe god and Aslan
Omnipotent
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Which Ancient Greek philosopher believed in the Realm of Appearances and the Realm of Forms?
Plato
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Which Italian philosopher outlined his ‘First Cause argument’ in Summa Theologica?
St Thomas Aquinas
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What is the cosmological argument?
Argument from causation, everything has a cause therefore the universe has a cause; that cause is God
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What was the name of Charles Darwin’s book in which he explained his theory of evolution by natural selection
On the Origin of Species
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What name is given to someone who interprets the Genesis creation story literally?
Creationist
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What is a myth?
A story which which may not be historically accurate but contains a spiritual truth
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What name is given to someone who does not believe in a god or gods?
atheist
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Which Austrian psychologist described religion as ‘infantile wish fulfilment’
Freud
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What phrase did the German philosopher Karl Marx use to describe religion?
Religion is the opiate of the masses
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Give one reason why he said this
because religion dulls the mind to the reality of life as do drugs. Religion is used to control people as drugs are used to control people
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What did Marx think the working class would do to solve their problem once they achieved class consciousness?
Revolution; rise up and overthrow the ruling class
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What is the name given by the media to the four modern thinkers and writers who criticise belief in god because it lacks evidence?
Neo atheists
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Which French philosopher said that we cannot be certain whether God exists, so we should wager or gamble that he does because there is more to win and less to lose?
Pascal
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What name is given to someone who does not know whether a god exists?
agnostic
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State two beliefs of humanists.
There is no afterlife (YoLo) Science and reason alone explain our understanding of the world

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