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Origins and Meaning - Coggle Diagram
Origins and Meaning
Evolution
Humanists point out that evolution is random and humans come from chance so there can be no grand design
Dawkins 'the Bible It is fiction, myth, poetry, anything but reality. So indicating that if the Bible is myth it can tell us nothing of the origins of humanity.'
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Pope John Paul 11 says there is no contradiction between the theory of evolution and the doctrine of belief in a creator God
Pope Francis the theories of evolution and the Big Bang are real, and God is not “a magician with a magic wand"
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Fibonacci sequence is proof there is a designer, life is too complex to not have God
Belief in evolution can go hand in hand with belief in God. Evolution is the “how” Creation story the theological “why” that humans are Imago Dei
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Creationist believe that fossils and look of the age of the world is a test designed by God to test loyalty.
Creation of Adam
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God is Omniscient because of him being old and wise, cloud like the brain and also shows his transcendence (outside of time and space)
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Stewardship
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Our common home – St Francis meaning the earth similar to the common good, we have a responsibility to look after the world
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Catholics believe that human beings are stewards of creation; Human beings have a God-given responsibility to care for the planet and the animals that live on it.
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Abortion
Catholics
Pope Francis affirms this belief and Catholics are prolife and want to protect all unborn children because of the sanctity of life
Human life is sacred (imago Dei), begins as conception therefore abortion is totally wrong and immoral
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Jews
Orthodox jews completely disagree with abortion as they believe scripture is the word of God and should always be followed
All jews believe in the teaching Pikuach Nefesh and this can be used in support than abortion is wrong and some liberals believe it is okay if it saves the life of the mother
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Keywords
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Inspiration - 'God breathed' the belief that the spirit of God guides an individual to act or write what is good and true
Creation
Catholics
Word of God and is a record of God's revelation to human beings, it was written by real humans and therefore needs to be interpreted with context.
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