RS - ethics key terms

agnosticism

agnosticism

not possible to know whethr God exists

not with any certainty

anthropic principle

the universe is structured perfectly to ensure that human life developed

first used by F.R Tennant

atheism

disbelief/lack of belief in God/gods

civil partnership

legal union with similar marriage rights

origionally for couples who couln’t marry

ie. same sex

cohabitation

living together + sex

not married

conventional

weapons that are not nuclear, chemical or biological

cosmological argument

proving existance of God through the fact the universe exists

apocalyptic warefare

large scale weapons

cause hurt to many

nuclear weapons

conditional pacifism

peace is the best option but violence smtimes necessary

design argument

existance of God

natural world has an order and complexity that is designed for a purpose

WILLIAM PALEY

ecstatic

state of joy and excitement

overwhelming experience of God

euthanasia

deliberate ending of ones life

relieves them of suffering

greek means ‘easy death’

exclusivism

only one religion and its practices/beliefs is right

fidelity

faithfulness to a person (ie. parter)

genetic manipulation

using tech to alter DNA

changes in organism the genes belong to

humanism

seeing and reaction to the world through human knowledge + science

rejecting religion when against knowledge

inclusivism

although there is only 1 true religion, others contain true aspects

help someone to move salvation

inter-faith dialogue

communication and cooperation between different faiths

not to remove differences but develop understanding

promotes respect

intra-faith communication

communication and cooperation between different groups in same religion

just war theory

it is ok to fight a war under certain criteria

mystical

sense of awe and wonder of God

mysterious

pacifism

peace is prefereable to violence and war

any disputes settled by peaceful methods

pluralism

all religious position and beliegs are of equal value

will leave to salvation/liberation

proselytisation

act of attempting to persuafe someone to convert to your religon

secularisation

process by which religious beliefs, practices and organisations become less important in society

influence of religion weakens

secularism

religion should not be part of the goverment or institutions of the state

technological warefare

drones/surgical strikes

war used modern technology

teleological argument

for the existence of God based on the observation that the world was desgned for a PURPOSE

greek means end/purpose

soul-making

through making moral decisions a peron’s soul is able to develop

used by John Hick - suggested evil and suffering allows people to learn and act in a way to pleace God

can develop into God’s likeness