religious studies
biogenesis
theory that life came from things that were already living
abiogenesis
theory that life came from non-living materials
evolution
theory that species develop from earlier forms of life
theistic evolution
theory that evolution is a natural process in Gods creation of the universe
moksha
freedom from the cycle of birth and death (hinduism)
mukti
freedom from the cycle of birth and death (sikhism)
rebirth
continuation of a persons karma in life after death (hinduism, sikhism, buddhism)
soul
non-physical part of a person that gives sthem their induvidual identity
enlightenment
understanding the truth about life
atman
the 'self' or soul of a person (hinduism, sikhism)
samsara
the world in which living things are born, live, die, and are reborn (buddhism, hinduism, sikhism)
karma
action that have effects
reincarnation
the return of a soul to a new body after death