The Environment Flashcards
Define environment and pollution
Environment- the suroundings in which a person, animals or plant lives
Pollution- something that contaminates the environment and has a harmful effect
List the types of pollution
Water pollution
Human waste
Radioactive waste
What can be done to help the environment
Commute using your car less
Eat local food to reduce food miles and eat less meat
Define creation dominion and stewardship
Creation- the belief that the earth was created by God
Dominion-control over or responsibility for the earth
Stewardship-looking after something so that it can be passed on to the next generation
List biblical teachings that support stewardship
The Lord put Adam into the garden of Eden and said to till it and keep it
List different ways that humans use animals
Food
Clothing
experiments
Pets
Entertainment
Hunting
Why do some people believe animals are less than humans
Cause god said tat humans can have dominion over every living thing that moves upon the earth
Why do people think animals should come under our moral consideration
Humans and animals were both created by God
Animals are weak and Jesus told human beings to be kind to the weak and helpless and in comparison to humans animals are often weak and helpless
Explain utilitarianism
We should try to produce the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people
Define the terms vegetarian vegan and animals rights
Vegetarian- doesn’t eat any meat
Vegan- a person that doesn’t eat meat or animal products
Animal rights- the belief that animals have the right to live free from human exploitation and abuse
Explain arguments for becoming vegetarian or vegan
Animals are capable of suffering
its wrong to kill animas for food if we dont need to
we can meet all or nutritional requirements from plants
meat production is very damaging to the environment
