the feeling of the presence of something greater than you e.g.gazing at the stars
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conversion
when your life is changed by giving yourself to god
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agnosticism
not being sure whether god exists
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miracle
something which seems to break the laws of science and makes you think that only god could have done it
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atheism
believing that god does not exist
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moral evil
actions done by humans that cause suffering
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natural evil
things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans e.g. earthquakes
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omnipotent
the belief that god is all powerful
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omni-benevolent
the belief that god is all good / loving
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omniscient
the belief that god knows everything that has happened and is going to happen
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free will
the idea that humans are free to make their own choices
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prayer
an attemp to contact god usually through words
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resurrection
the belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised
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immortality of the soul
the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
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paranormal
unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes e.g. ghosts
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sanctity of life
the belief that life is holy and belongs to god
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abortion
the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
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euthansia
the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
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assisted suicide
providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
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voluntary euthanasia
ending life painlessly when someone in great pain who asks for death
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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 e.g. switching of a life-supporting machine
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near death experience
when someone is about to die has an out of body experience
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quality of life
the idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living
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reincarnation
the belief that after death souls are reborn in a new body
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