Secular Eschatological views

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  • Created on: 30-04-15 18:10
What are the 3 categories that secular viewpoints about eschatology can be separated into?
1)The end of the universe 2)The end of the world 3)The end of life on earth
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What is the Big Crunch?
The universe will one day stop expanding. Then as gravity pulls on the matter, the universe will begin to contract, falling inward until it collapses.
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What is the big rip?
An unseen force called the 'dark energy' is causing the accelerating expansion of the universe. Eventually the acceleration speeds up so much that it can't take it anymore and rips apart into nothingness.
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Give an example of something that may wipe out all life on earth
Biological Catastrophie
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How many people did the Spanish Flu (1918) kill?
100 million
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What would happen if an epidemic broke out today?
on a positive side we have technology and medicines to find a cure for it, and the drugs would be distributed quickly. However, we also live in a very interconnected world, due to travel speeds the virus could spread incredibly fast.
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Give one failed prediction about the end of the world
Millerites predicted the world would end on 22nd October 1844 - day known to followers as the great disapointment
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What is Millenarianism?
in christianity, the belief in the coming of a thousand year golden age, linked with the second coming of christ
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Who was the cult leader of 'Waco'?
Vernon Howell, he was a rouge member of the Branch Davidian group who moved to a texan hilltop.
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What were the Waco group waiting for?
The second coming of Jesus. The leader claimed God had told him to start building an army and prepare for the end of days to ensure salvation for his believers.
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What was the enlightenment?
A period in history where people began to focus more on philosophy, science and medicine rather than religion. Therefore people started to become less religious.
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