Key words

life and death key words for 2 mark questions

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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, for example, ghosts,
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Resurrection
the belief that, after death, the body stays alive in the grave until the end of the world
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Near-death experience
when someone about to die has an out-of-body experience
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Abortion
the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
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Sanctity of life
the belief that life is holy and belongs to God
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Assisted suicide
providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
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Euthanasia
the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
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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
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Quality of life
the idea that belief must have some benefits for it to be worth living
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Voluntary euthanasia
ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death
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unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, for example, ghosts,

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Paranormal

Card 3

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the belief that, after death, the body stays alive in the grave until the end of the world

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Card 4

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when someone about to die has an out-of-body experience

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Card 5

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the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive

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