Unit 3 key words Flashcards
Agnosticism
Not being sure whether God exists
Atheism
Believing that God does not exist
Conversion
When your life is changed by giving yourself to God
Free Will
The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices
Miracle
Something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think only God could have done it
Moral Evil
Actions done by humans which cause suffering
Natural Evil
Things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
Numinous
The feeling of the presence of something greater than you
Omni-benevolent
The belief that God is all-good
Omnipotent
The belief that God is all-powerful
Omniscient
The belief that God knows everything that has happened and everything that is going to happen
Prayer
An attempt to contact God, usually through words
Abortion
The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
Assisted suicide
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
Euthanasia
The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
Immortality Of The Soul
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.
Near-death Experience
When someone about to die has an out of body experience
Non-voluntary Euthanasia
Ending someone’s life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so
Paranormal
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes eg ghosts, mediums