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scientific beliefs about the origins of the universe

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big bang theory –> scientific theory that god caused the world to begin from a reaction amongst particles

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2 religious beliefs about the origin of the universe

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  1. symbolic —> may not be scientifically accurate
  2. literal —> god created the world in 6 days and 1 rest
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positives of animal experimentation - christians

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  • humans have dominion over creation
  • ‘they may rule over other creatures’
  • medically allowed –> for the preservation of human life {thomas aquinas agrees}
  • human life is seen more valuable as god made ‘man in his image’
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negatives of animal experimentation

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  • ever living thing is gods creation —> ‘communities like yourselfs’
  • stewardship –> humans are put on the planet to ‘work and take care of it’
  • cosmetic testing is unnecessary
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positives of animal experimentation - muslim view

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  • god created animals for humans to use {beneficial}
  • medically allowed —> humans have dominion
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positives of animal experimentation - jewish view

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  • only allowed if there is no unnecessary pain on the animal
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negatives of animal experimentation - hindu view

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  • ahimsa!
  • ‘in truth brahman is in all’
  • if you break a virtue such as ahimsa you will get bad karma —> harder to reach moksha
  • ‘oh lord ganapati you are brahman’ –> elephant deity, you shouldn’t harm other animals
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origins of human life - christian quotes

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  • ‘god is the creator of all’
  • ‘god formed a man from the dust of the ground’
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christian belief of stewardship

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  • humans responsibility to look after the world
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islam belief on stewardship

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  • humans are representatives of god, the world does not belong to them but should be cared for
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christian belief on dominion

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-god made humans superior to the rest

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islam belief on dominion

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  • humans are gods successors
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christian belief on responsibility

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  • the world should be looked after
  • creation is wonderful, evokes aware and wonder amongst the christian community
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islam belief on responsibility

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  • the world is a gift but ultimately belongs to god
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sanctity of life meaning

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  • the belief that life is sacred because it was created by god
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quality of life meaning

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  • standard of living
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why sanctity of life is important?

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  • determines religious beliefs about moral issues e.g. abortion
  • means theists unconditionally value human life
  • influences theists to treat others certainly e.g. do not harm/kill
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christian views on the sanctity of life

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  • life is a gift
  • god is ‘sovereign over life’
  • god breathed into him, the breath of life’
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muslim views on the sanctity of life

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  • life is sacred
  • god is ‘sovereign over life’
  • all life is worthy
  • ‘your body is a temple of the holy spirit’
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pros of abortion - christian view

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  • most loving thing to do e.g. mothers life at risk or baby born with disability –> ‘clothe yourself in compassion’
  • sanctity of mothers life
  • an additional child may cause physical of mental health of existing children in family to go bad
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pros of abortion - islam view

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  • lesser of two evils –> it is acceptable in certain circumstances
  • may have bad quality of life, cruel to put that on a child
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cons of abortion - catholic views

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  • life begins at conception, abortion is moral evil
  • it is murder —> goes against 10 commandments
  • sancity of life –>. ‘before i formed you in my womb i knew you’
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pros of euthanasia - christian view

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  • most loving thing to do
  • ‘clothe yourself in compassion’
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pros of euthanasia - secular argument {non-religious}

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-free will —> ‘over his body and mind, the individual is soverign’

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cons of euthanasia - catholic view

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  • it is a grave violation to exploit the suffering
  • ‘do not kill’ –> 10 commandments
  • sanctity of life
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cons of euthanasia - secular argument {non-religious}

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  • ‘slipper slope’ –> ‘the right to die can so easily become a duty to die’
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what is voluntary euthanasia?

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  • when a person asks a doctor to end their life as they do not wish to live anymore
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what is involuntary euthanasia?

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  • when a person is able to provide consent but does not, because they don’t want to or haven’t but their life has ended anyways
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what is active euthanasia ?

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  • when active steps are taken to end someones life e.g. lethal injection {illegal}
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what is passive euthanasia?

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  • when doctors stop providing treatment or do something that is intended to quicken the natural process of dying e.g. when a person is resucciated after a heart attack {legal}

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