RS (term 1a)
what is good?
Something that is considered to be approved of, or that is morally right
what is evil?
Something that is profoundly immoral or wicked
what was the fall?
The lapse of humankind into a state of sin, as described in the book of Genesis through the disobedience of Adam and Eve.
what is original sin?
The tendency to sin which is in all human beings, which is believed to be inherited from Adam as a consequence of the Fall.
what is free will?
The ability to make a free-choice, between that which is good or evil, without the constraint of fate or something being determined. This suggests moral responsibility.
what does omnipotent mean?
The belief that God is all-powerful.
what does omniscient mean?
The belief that God is all-knowing.
what does omni benevolent mean?
The belief that God is all-loving / good.
what is suffering?
The state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.
what is morality?
Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour.
who is the devil?
The first angel in rebellion against God, responsible for temptation in Chrisitan mythology.
what is exodus?
The Old Testament book in which God frees the Israelites from Egypt and gives them laws to live by.
what is ethics?
Moral principles that govern a person's behaviour on the conducting of an activity.
what is the sanctity of life?
The idea that human life is sacred, holy, and precious because it has been created by God.
what does quality of life mean?
The standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group.
what is an abortion?
The killing and removal of a fetus in order to end a pregnancy.
what does being pro-life mean?
An ethical position: opposing the deliberate ending of innocent human lives, specifically unborn humans and the terminally ill
what does pro-choice mean?
A political position: the belief that pregnant women should have the legal right to choose an abortion.
what is conception?
The process of a male and a female sex cell joining and causing a baby to start to form.
what is IVF?
In vitro fertilisation is fertility treatment, whereby an egg is fertilised by sperm outside of the body.
what is an embryo?
Unborn human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilisation.
what does personhood mean?
The quality or condition of being an individual person.
what was one of Epicurus's opinions?
the existence of suffering proves there is no God?
What was one of St.Augustine opinions?
the existence of suffering doesnt prove there is no God?
what was one of Irenaeus' opinions?
that he agrees with St.Augustine
what is the structure of a 5 mark question? (explain)
1) definition 2) my view/opinion 3) illustrate &explain it 4) evidence (like writing) & person who made the evidence
what is the structure of a 12 mark question? (do you agree)
1) intro (my view and main reason) 2) who else has my view or/and who has the opposite and why 3) multiple clear reason for either view 4) remarks/sentences supporting a reason 5)historical or real life example 6) scriptural source (evidence) (with context and author) 7) small explain evidence 8) reference to philosopher/theologians every now and then 9) conclusion
How do people use their conscience to make moral decisions?
1. moral conscience = knwoledge of right and wrong/good and evil. 2. by becoming aware of our deeply rooted moral principles and value to judge if actions are ethical or not 3. person suffers. suffer is bad we know. so we try to stop suffer. 4. morality has been written & theoried for many centuries by plato, aristotle and st augustine
what was one of john Locke's opinions?
babies are born as a blank state
what was one of aristotles opinions?
there must be a separate and unchanging being that is the source of all other beings. such as god.