Issues in the natural world (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B): Flashcards
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Main environmental threats today
Main environmental threats today
Air pollution, global warming, resource depletion, extinction
Foundation of Catholic environmental teaching
Foundation of Catholic environmental teaching
Biblical mandate & moral duty subject to divine judgement
Catholic belief: consequence of Earth treatment
Catholic belief: consequence of Earth treatment
Divine judgement
Genesis 1:28 message
Genesis 1:28 message
Be fruitful, fill earth, subdue it, rule over creatures
Genesis 2:15 message
Genesis 2:15 message
Put man in Garden of Eden to work it & take care of it
Stewardship (Catholic principle)
Stewardship (Catholic principle)
Sacred duty to look after world, not exploit it
Goal of stewardship responsibility
Goal of stewardship responsibility
Care for Earth for future generations
Catholic view: animal experimentation
Catholic view: animal experimentation
Acceptable under strict conditions for human benefit
Animal experiment moral requirement
Animal experiment moral requirement
Must genuinely benefit & save human life
Catholic view: animals for food
Catholic view: animals for food
Acceptable - God gave animals to humans for this
Humans made 'in image of God' means
Humans made 'in image of God' means
Special status; human needs take priority over animals
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism
Ethical theory judging morality by consequences
Utilitarian 'right' action
Utilitarian 'right' action
Greatest benefit for largest number