Religion and life

• What theory is widely accepted on the beginning of the universe?

  Big Bang Theory
• What do fundamentalist Christians think about the creation story?

  That it is literal and the universe was designed and made by God
• What do liberal Christians believe about the creation of the universe?

  That the genesis is symbolic of Gods power and love for humanity
• What do Buddhists believe about the creation of the universe

  it is cyclical and has no end and beginning. Each universe follows another
• (C) why is the world valued?

  it is a gift from God that humans should look after
• (B) why is the world valued?

  It provides conditions for anyone to become enlightened and it is everyone's responsibility to look after it as there is no singular ruler/owner
• (C) view on animals

  created by God for human use

  humans are most important but should care for animals
• (B) view on animals

  should treat them with metta and karuna as all life is valued and should be protected
• (C) view on experimentation on animals

  generally accepted if necessary and helps humans
• (B) view on animal experimentation

  some firmly against

  some accept if it is the only way to help many humans
• what is stewardship

  the idea that God gave humans the duty to look after life and the world
• what is dominion


  the idea that humans have the right to control all of creation
• what theory is widely accepted on the development of life

  the theory of evolution
• (B) belief on how humans developed?

  when conditions were right, life begins and when conditions change, so does life

  agrees with darwons theory
• most religious people generally oppose abortion
• (C) why is abortion wrong?

  against the idea of the sanctity of life
• what is euthanasia

  the painless, permitted killing of a person through medicine
• voluntary euthanasia 


  when the ill person asks to die
• involuntary euthanasia


  When the person is capable of expressing the choice but does not have the opportunity
• Non-voluntary euthanasia

  the person is too ill/ in a coma so the doctors choose to end their life in the patient's best interest
• passive euthanasia

  withdrawing of medical treatment of asked to or the person cannot recover

  can be called non-treatment decision

  legal in the UK
• 1967 abortion act

  legalised abortion in the 1st 28 weeks

  two doctors had to agree that: the mothers health was at risk, the current children's ability will be affected; the child faces severe illness or disability
• 1990 abortion act

  changed the 28 weeks to 24
• work it and take care of it
• everything that lives and moves will be food for you
• rule over [...] every living creature