Religion and Life PAPER 2

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christians believe the universe was designed and made by ?, out of nothing

the creation story in genesis 1 says that ? made the universe and all life in it in ? days
made by god
says that god made the universe
and all life in it in 6 days
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some ? christians believe the creation story describes exactly how the universe was created
some fundamentalist christians believe the creation story describes exactly how the universe was created
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? christians don't believe that the creation story is exactly what happened
they believe the creation story is ?, with the main message that ? created the universe
they might look to ? to see how he did this
liberalist christians
creation story is symbolic
the main message is that god created the universe
they might look to science
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buddhists don't believe in a ? of the universe
they have a ? vision of the universe
each universe is followed by another
don't believe in a creator
cyclical vision
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buddhists can accept the ? ? theory as it doesn't state there was nothing before it happened

they consider it more important to find a way out of ? rather than understanding the universe
buddhists can a
accept the big bang theory

more important to find a way out of suffering
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christians view the earth as a ? from god
he gave it to humans out of love
the beauty of the world can give a sense of awe and ?
earth as a gift from god
awe and wonder
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buddhists value the earth because it provides ?
also provides conditions needed to achieve ?
although the world doesn't belong to anybody, it's everyone's responsibility to ? after it
provides life
provides conditions needed to achieve enlightenment
everyone's responsibility to look after it
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genesis 2:
? means christians have a ? to look after the ? on behalf of god
it's implied when god puts adam in the garden of eden to "? and take ? of it"
stewardship christians have a duty to look after the environment on behalf of god
"work and take care of it"
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stewardship:
the responsibility has been passed to ?
meaning its the role of all humans to ? after the world for god
if they use the world wrongly, they are ? what belongs to god
passed to humanity
role of all humans to look after the world for god
they are destroying what belongs to god
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genesis 1:
teaches that god gave humans ? (power and authority) over the world
a little amount of christians take this as to do ? they want with the world
most christians are ? and care for the world
god gave humans dominionship
take this as to do whatever they want
most christians are stewards
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most buddhists are aware of the importance of avoiding ? to the environment and looking after the world for future ?
importance of avoiding damage
looking after the world for future generations
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? arising teaches that all life is ?
all people depend on a healthy planet to ?
if people misuse the environment, they will cause ? for themselves and others
dependent arising
all life is interconnected
they will cause suffering
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the ? moral precept encourages buddhists to avoid causing harm to other beings
this means ? after the world as the home of all living things

"extend that kind of ? to the natural ?"
(meaning attitude to non violence)
the first moral precept
this means looking after the world

"extend that kind of attitude to the natural environment"
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christians want to reduce pollution:
they have been given the ? by god to look after the
world

god will be the final ? about how ? humans have been in looking after the earth

pollution isn't loving to others "love thy ?"
they have been given the responsibility by god

god will be the final judge about how responsible humans have been

"love thy neighbour"
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buddhists want to reduce pollution:
because it causes ? to living beings
contradicts the ? moral precept
because it causes harm/suffering
contradicts the first moral precept
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some ? groups work in their local communities to ? the environment

the ? isle project is a ? project that aims to protect the local environment
some christians groups
to clean the environment

the holy isle project is a buddhist project
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christians believe that if animal experimentation is necessary, and the ? of animals is considered, it is ?

many believe animals can be used to help ? human lives
and the welfare of animals is considered, it is justified

help to save human lives
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some buddhists are against animal experimentation because they are taught to "not harm any ? thing"

others believes its ? if its the only way to ? human lives
"do not harm any living thing"

others believe its acceptable if its the only way to save human lives
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the use of animals for food:
christians have ? rules about eating meat

they should be sensitive to the ? of others about what they wish to eat

they believe god made animals to use for ?
"everything that lives and ? around you will be ? for you"
christians have no rules about eating meat

sensitive to the beliefs of others

god made animals to use for food
"everything that lives and moves around you will be food for you"
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many buddhists are vegan or vegetarian because they believe this reduces the ? caused to animals

? scriptures state the buddha said that his followers should not eat meat or fish because it doesn't show ? and creates ? among beings
"one should not ? or c
reduces the harm caused to animals

mahayana scriptures
doesn't show compassion and creates fear
"one should not kill or cause to kill"

other scriptures include the buddha and his monks eating meat
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origins of human life:
genesis 1 says that god created ? life
human life was created firstly/lastly

genesis 2 says that god created the first ?, called ?
he was from the soil and breathed life into him
while adam was asleep god took one of his ribs to cr
genesis 1 says that god created all life
human life was lastly

genesis 2 says that god created the first man, adam
took one of his ribs to create the first woman, eve
eve was created to help adam and live in a close relationship with him and god
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? christians do not believe in the theory of ?
they believe god created each species separately

some believe life was exactly as described in genesis ? and ?
fundamentalist christians do not believe in evolution

genesis 1 and 2
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the majority of christians accept the theory of ?
but believe that god was the ?
he started the process and ? describes how life developed afterwards
accept the theory of evolution
god was the creator
evolution describes how life developed after
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origins of human life:
the buddha said anything can come into existence when the necessary ? are there
this world doesn't rely on a ?

it's not possible to identify a ? or an ? to earth
it's just a continuous process of ?

when conditions were right on ea
when the necessary conditions are there
doesn't rely on a creator

not possible to identify a beginning or an end
continuous process of change

when conditions were right, plants and animals came into being
as conditions continued to change, life continue
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abortion can only happen during the first ? weeks of pregnancy
unless the mother's life is in ?
or the foetus is severely ?
first 24 weeks
mother's life is in danger
or foetus is severely deformed
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christians believe life is "?"
all human life should be ?

many christians who believe life begins at conception think abortion is right/wrong
as its taken away the life given by god

if the pregnancy is the result of ?
or the child would have a ? quality
christians believe life is "sacred"
all human life should be valued

life begins at conception, abortion is wrong

if a result of ****
or the child would have a poor quality of life
it's acceptable
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some buddhists believe abortion is seen as a form of ?, so it goes against the ? moral precept

when baby is likely to be born with a severe ?
or have a ? quality of life
abortion can be favoured

some buddhists believe that deciding to have an abortion i
seen as a form of killing, goes against the first moral precept

likely to be born with a severe deformation/disability
or have a poor quality of life
can be favoured

deciding to have an abortion is a question of choice
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pro-choice believes ? life is more important

mother has to raise the baby so she should have a right to ?

life doesn't start until ?, so abortion is not a form of ?

it is cruel to allow a severely ? child to be born
mothers life is more important

should have a right to choice

life doesn't start until birth
so abortion is not a form of killing

cruel to allow a severely deformed/disabled child to be born
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pro-life argues that life begins at ?
so abortion is a form of ?

it's possible for a ? child to enjoy a good quality of life, so they should live

unwanted children can be ?

those who choose abortion suffer from ?
life begins at conception
so abortion is a form of killing

possible for a disabled child to enjoy a good quality of life

unwanted children can be adopted

those who choose abortion suffer from guilt/depression
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euthanasia describes a situation where someone helps another person to ? by giving them life ? medication
someone helps another person to die by giving them life ending medication
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three types of euthanasia
? : the ill person asks to die because they don't want to live anymore

?: the ill person is capable of expressing a choice but isn't given the opportunity to do so

?: the ill person is too ill to ask to die, but the doctor ends
voluntary
involuntary
non-voluntary
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many christians believe euthanasia is a form of ?
only god can choose when to ? a life

goes against the ? of life

suffering brings people ? to god
helps them to understand jesus' ?

the ? army has said that euthanasia is "morally ?"

some christians sup
euthanasia is a form of killing
only god can choose when to take a life

goes against the sanctity of life

suffering brings people closer to god
helps them understand jesus' suffering

the salvation army "morally wrong"

some do support, when its the mos
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many buddhists argue against euthanasia as it goes against the ? moral precept

many buddhists would respect the right of the individual to ? what they wish to do

some buddhists argue it's ? to help someone end their life if they are suffering a lot

if
goes against the first moral precept

respect the right of the individual to choose what they wish to do

it's compassionate to help someone end their life

if a person is helped to die peacefully, it could benefit their future consciousness because the s
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christians believe jesus' ? is evidence for an afterlife

after death, they are ? by god and will live eternally with god (?) or live eternally without god (?)

the desire for them to be ? with god motivates them to have faith and follow ?
jesus' resurrection is evidence

judged by god, live eternally with him (heaven) or without him (hell)

desire for them to be close with god motivates them to have faith and follow teachings
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catholic christians believe in ?, where souls are purified to allow them into heaven

some christians believe ? happens as soon as a person dies

some believe jesus will return on a future ? of ?

some believe people will be in heaven with their ?
while o
catholics believe in purgatory

believe judgement happens as soon as they die

or jesus will return on a future day of judgement

people will be in heaven with their bodies
while others believe its just their souls

"whoever believes in him shall not peri
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many buddhists believe death is a ?, rather than a moment
the consciousness passes on from their ? over hours or days

they are ? after they die

the quality of ? depends on the persons actions in their previous life (?)

many believe that what happens af
death is a process
consciousness passes on from their body

they are reborn after they die

the quality of rebirth depends on the persons actions in their previous life (kamma)

what happens after death depends on their state of mind when they die
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some ? christians believe the creation story describes exactly how the universe was created

Back

some fundamentalist christians believe the creation story describes exactly how the universe was created

Card 3

Front

? christians don't believe that the creation story is exactly what happened
they believe the creation story is ?, with the main message that ? created the universe
they might look to ? to see how he did this

Back

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Card 4

Front

buddhists don't believe in a ? of the universe
they have a ? vision of the universe
each universe is followed by another

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

buddhists can accept the ? ? theory as it doesn't state there was nothing before it happened

they consider it more important to find a way out of ? rather than understanding the universe

Back

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