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Religion and Life - Coggle Diagram
Religion and Life
Use and abuse of the environment
In what way do humans misuse the enivronment?
Deforestation
Polluting space
Plastic in the ocean
'Eating meat'
C02 Emmisions
Overfishing
Burning fossil fuels
Destroying natural habitats
Overhunting
What are the different types of
pollution
?
Air pollution
Air pollution
is caused mainly by fumes from factories and vehicles. It can cause Asthma and lung cancer, as well as global warming and acid rain
Land pollution
Land pollution
is caused by carless disposal of waste. It can result in poisoned animals and contaminated foods.
Water pollution
Water pollution
is caused by dumping waste into the sea, Oil spills, like the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010 can kill thousands of animals
Some ways in which the world is overusing its resources
Ober 14 billion litres of oil is used by the world every day
We have enough oil to last us, at the current rate of use, for
40 years
We are also cutting down 7.3 million hectares of trees every year. While some of this deforestation is good, it can lead to increased flooding and global warming
Some alternatives to
fossil fuels
Solar energy
Nuclear energy
Tidal energy
What is the difference between
stewardship and dominion?
Stewardship
- is the idea that believers have a duty to look after the environment provided by God 'The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it
Dominion
- is having power and control over the world. - 'God said to them 'Go forth and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it' Genesis 1:28
The Creation story
The main aspects of the
Creation Story
in Genesis 1
On
day 1
, the light was created
On
day 2
, the sky was then created
Then, on
day 7
,God had finished his work of creation and then rested, making the seventh day of the creation story a special and holy day
On
day 3
, dry land, the seas, the plants and the trees were created
On
day 4,
the Sun, the Mood and all the stars were created
On
day 5
, the creatures that line in the sea and the creates that can fly were created
On
day 6
, animals that live on the land and finally humans were made in the image of God
What is meant by the term
'Creatio ex nihilo'
This is the idea that God created the world out of
nothing
Many Christians believe that God created the world out of nothing, but if that is the case then he must have also created all the bad things in the world.
What is the differences between
fundamentalists
and
liberal
interpretations of the creation story?
Some Christians believe that everything in the bible is literally true - these people are called
fundamentals
Others believe that some of the stories are just there as a pointer, to give a flavour of the truth but aren't fully true. These people are known as
liberals
