Death and Afterlife

In this lesson, we will look at at how religious beliefs about the afterlife impact their beliefs about ethical issues such as abortion and euthanasia.

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Q1.Which of the groups below is usually against euthanasia due to the belief in predestination?

Roman CatholicsChurch of EnglandMuslimsHumanists

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Q2.Which definition below best fits with the term 'euthanasia'?

This is when the medication given to make someone more comfortable have the side effect of speeding someone's deathThis is when someone is unlikely to make a recovery and the doctors / patient decide to end their treatmentThis translates as 'good death' and is when someone requests to have their life ended by a doctor. Drugs will be used to end their life.This is when a pregnancy is deliberately ended

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Q3.Which of the reasons below is not generally accepted as a reason for a person to be euthanised?

They have a terminal illness that will cause them increasing sufferingThey are living with a disability or illness which will not get better, and which causes them daily sufferingThey have a illness in which they have a 50% chance of full recoveryThey have been diagnosed with a degenerative disease of the brain

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Q4.Which of the ethical theories below is most likely to be followed by Muslims?

Situation ethicsSanctity of lifeUtilitarianism

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Q5.Which of the ethical theories below is most likely to be followed by Roman Catholics?

Situation EthicsSanctity of lifeUtilitarianism

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.Which of the groups below is usually against euthanasia due to the belief in predestination?

Roman CatholicsChurch of EnglandMuslimsHumanists

1/5

Q2.Which definition below best fits with the term 'euthanasia'?

2/5

Q3.Which of the reasons below is not generally accepted as a reason for a person to be euthanised?

3/5

Q4.Which of the ethical theories below is most likely to be followed by Muslims?

Situation ethicsSanctity of lifeUtilitarianism

4/5

Q5.Which of the ethical theories below is most likely to be followed by Roman Catholics?

Situation EthicsSanctity of lifeUtilitarianism

5/5

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Death and the Afterlife

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Q1.Which of the statements below best reflect both Christian and Islamic views on this life and the afterlife?

This life is all that there is, so the most important thing is to make sure we're happy now.This life is important because it will have an impact on a person's eternal afterlife. Therefore the most important thing is to follow God's teachings now.All people will go to heaven as God is all loving, therefore it doesn't matter what we do in this life.

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Q2.Which of the beliefs below does not fit with the Islamic view on the sanctity of life.

Human life is sacred as it was specially created by AllahHuman life is sacred because humans are made in God's imageHuman life is special because humans have souls and rational mindsHuman life is more important than animal life

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Q3.Which ethical theory is most likely to be followed by humanists?

UtilitarianismSituation ethicsSanctity of life

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Q4.What is an ectopic pregnancy?

This is when a foetus has tested positive for Down's SyndromeThis is when a foetus is likely to have a severe disabilityThis is when a pregnancy has reached full term and the mother can safely deliver the babyThis is when the embryo implants outside of the womb, for example in a fallopian tube

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Q5.Which of the answers below best expresses Sunni Islamic beliefs against euthanasia.

Only Allah has the right to take life, and he has predestined the day of a person's deathEuthanasia should not be practised because we only live this life once, so should live as long as possible even if we're sufferingMuhammad said that his friend should not undergo euthanasiaMuslims have campaigned against euthanasia

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Death and the Afterlife

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Q1.Which of the statements below best reflect both Christian and Islamic views on this life and the afterlife?

1/5

Q2.Which of the beliefs below does not fit with the Islamic view on the sanctity of life.

2/5

Q3.Which ethical theory is most likely to be followed by humanists?

UtilitarianismSituation ethicsSanctity of life

3/5

Q4.What is an ectopic pregnancy?

4/5

Q5.Which of the answers below best expresses Sunni Islamic beliefs against euthanasia.

5/5

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