Matters of Life and Death

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  • Created on: 05-05-13 12:01
Immortality of the soul
The idea that the soul lives on after death of the body
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Paranormal
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual cause e.g. ghosts, mediums
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Resurrection
The belief that the body will be raised to life in a physical form
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Reincarnation
The belief that the soul is reborn into another body after death
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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 the foetus from the womb
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Sanctity of life
The belief that life is holy and it belongs to God
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Assisted suicide
Providing a person with the means to kill themselves
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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 there are good reasons for thinking they would want you to do so
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Voluntary euthanasia
Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death
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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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Card 2

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Paranormal

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Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual cause e.g. ghosts, mediums

Card 3

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Resurrection

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Card 4

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Reincarnation

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Card 5

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Near death experience

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