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agnosticism
not possible to know whethr God exists

not with any certainty
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anthropic principle
the universe is structured perfectly to ensure that human life developed

first used by F.R Tennant
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atheism
disbelief/lack of belief in God/gods
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civil partnership
legal union with similar marriage rights

origionally for couples who couln’t marry

ie. same sex
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cohabitation
living together + sex

not married
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conventional
weapons that are not nuclear, chemical or biological
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cosmological argument
proving existance of God through the fact the universe exists
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apocalyptic warefare
large scale weapons

cause hurt to many

nuclear weapons
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conditional pacifism
peace is the best option but violence smtimes necessary
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design argument
existance of God

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

WILLIAM PALEY
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ecstatic
state of joy and excitement

overwhelming experience of God
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euthanasia
deliberate ending of ones life

relieves them of suffering

greek means ‘easy death’
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exclusivism
only one religion and its practices/beliefs is right
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fidelity
faithfulness to a person (ie. parter)
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genetic manipulation
using tech to alter DNA

changes in organism the genes belong to
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humanism
seeing and reaction to the world through human knowledge + science

rejecting religion when against knowledge
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inclusivism
although there is only 1 true religion, others contain true aspects

help someone to move salvation
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inter-faith dialogue
communication and cooperation between different faiths

not to remove differences but develop understanding

promotes respect
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intra-faith communication
communication and cooperation between different groups in same religion
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just war theory
it is ok to fight a war under certain criteria
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mystical
sense of awe and wonder of God

mysterious
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pacifism
peace is prefereable to violence and war

any disputes settled by peaceful methods
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pluralism
all religious position and beliegs are of equal value

will leave to salvation/liberation
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proselytisation
act of attempting to persuafe someone to convert to your religon
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secularisation
process by which religious beliefs, practices and organisations become less important in society

influence of religion weakens
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secularism
religion should not be part of the goverment or institutions of the state
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technological warefare
drones/surgical strikes

war used modern technology
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teleological argument
for the existence of God based on the observation that the world was desgned for a PURPOSE

greek means end/purpose
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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