Religion and Life Key Terms

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  • Created on: 08-06-20 12:38
Abortion
Deliberate ending of a pregnancy, intended to prevent new life.
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Afterlife
Beliefs about what happens to ‘us’ after our body has died.
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Animal Rights
Belief that animals should be treated with respect.
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Active euthanaisia
Deliberate steps taken to kill someone for their own benefit.
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Awe
Sense of wonderment.
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Big Bang Theory
Scientific theory about the origins of the universe.
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Charles Darwin
The man who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Creation
Belief that God created the world/universe from nothing.
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Conception
Point at which sperm fertilises an egg to begin pregnancy.
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Dominion
Belief that humans have been given control/charge of the world.
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Ensoulment
The point of time in pregnancy where the foetus receives a soul (Islam).
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Environment
The world around us, can be natural or artificial.
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Euthanasia
Painless ending of someone's life when they are terminally ill.
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Evolution
Scientific theory of the development of species.
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Haram
Islamic word for forbidden i.e. euthanasia.
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Natural Resources
Resources which are found in nature.
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Passive Euthanasia
Stopping a person's treatment that is keeping them alive.
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Quality of life
How good or comfortable a person’s life is.
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Right to die
Belief that a human has the right to end their life, or seek it to be ended.
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Sanctity of life
Belief that life is sacred/special, because we are unique individuals created by God.
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Stewardship
Duty given by God to mankind to look after the created world, and all life within it.
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Sustainable energy
Resources that are renewable and will not run out.
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Beliefs about what happens to ‘us’ after our body has died.

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Afterlife

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Belief that animals should be treated with respect.

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Deliberate steps taken to kill someone for their own benefit.

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Sense of wonderment.

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