Beginnings of Life and Moment of Death (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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3 scientific views on when life begins
3 scientific views on when life begins
Fertilisation, brain activity, birth
Scientific reductionist view of humans
Scientific reductionist view of humans
Purely biological machines
Francis Crick's description of humans
Francis Crick's description of humans
A collection of nerve cells & their molecules
Consciousness at death (scientific view)
Consciousness at death (scientific view)
Ceases when brain activity stops
What Darwin's theory removed from life's origins
What Darwin's theory removed from life's origins
Purpose and design
When life begins (religious view)
When life begins (religious view)
At conception when God imparts the soul
When death occurs (religious view)
When death occurs (religious view)
When soul/spirit departs the body
21 grams theory claim
21 grams theory claim
Weight of departing soul at death
Definition of human cloning
Definition of human cloning
Deliberate creation of genetically identical individuals
Religious concern about cloning
Religious concern about cloning
Questions if clones receive souls from God
Post-menopausal IVF definition
Post-menopausal IVF definition
Fertility treatment after menopause, often using donor eggs
Purpose vs randomness divide
Purpose vs randomness divide
Religious see purpose; science sees random natural processes
How religious scientists view evolution
How religious scientists view evolution
Part of God's creative method