Life and Death

• What happened in Genesis 1?

  God made the world ‘ex nihilo’ in 6 days, rested on the 7th and made humans imago dei
• Who first proposed the Big Bang theory?

  George LeMaitre - Catholic Priest
• What happened in Genesis 2?

  Adam was made from “dust”, given the “breath of life” and Eve was made from his rib
• What did Stephen Hawking say about the Big Bang?

  It started from a ‘singularity’ 15 billion years ago
• How old does a Creationist think the world is?

  10,000 years old
• What book did Charles Darwin write about evolution?

  On the Origin of the Species
• What evidence can be used against Creationism?

  Fossils have been carbon dated to millions of years old
• What is stewardship?

  The Christian belief we should look after the world
• What is Theistic Guided Evolution?

  The idea that God guides evolution
• What is dominion?

  The Christian belief that humans can use nature for our benefit
• What could the Genesis story be a metaphor for?

  God’s omnipotence and power
• What quote supports stewardship?

  ”Care and cultivate”
• What quote supports dominion?

  ”Rule over the fish of the sea and birds of the sky”
• Why might abortion be the “greatest good” ?

  Reduces risk of illegal/ backstreet abortions
• What Humanist campaign protects the environment?

  Humanists for a Better World
• What did Pope Francis say about euthanasia?

  ”A false act of compassion”
• What is speciesism?

  Peter Singer’s term for the idea that humans treat other species unfairly e.g. animal testing
• What quote supports the Muslim view on euthanasia?

  “The term of every life is fixed by Allah“ - brain-dead patients can have treatment removed
• Why might a Humanist believe we should care for the world?

  “Greatest good for the greatest number” - protects species and future generations
• What Humanist campaign aims to legalise euthanasia?

  Dignity in Dying
• What quote supports the Catholic view on abortion?

  ”Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you” or “Abortion is never the lesser of two evils” - Pope Francis
• What is the sanctity of life?

  All life is sacred and belongs to God
• When do Muslims believe a foetus receives a soul?

  120 days
• What is the soul?

  The immortal, spiritual part to us
• What did Bertrand Russell say about death?

  ”When I die, my body shall rot. No part of me shall survive”
• What quote supports bodily resurrection?

  “The body is sown perishable and raised imperishable”
• What is dualism?

  The belief in a body and a soul
• What Parable suggests that only those who perform good deeds will achieve salvation?

  The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
• What is a traditional view of Heaven?

  Real, physical place e.g. “God created the Heavens and the Earth”
• What is a progressive view of Hell?

  Spiritual place of loneliness “sinners will not see eternal life”
• What argument does Richard Dawkins give against belief in God?

  He says it is a ‘God of the gaps’ argument to say the world needs a creator
• Which philosopher said “Christianity is our foe” ?

  Peter Singer - as he argues Imago Dei is a speciesist concept
• What is the progressive view of Heaven?

  A spiritual place in your soul “Heaven is within you”
• What is the traditional view of Hell?

  Real, physical place of torture “weeping and gnashing of teeth”