Lesson 2: Creating life

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Lesson 2: Creating Life

Program

1. Welcome

2. Values and religion

3. Why does science need ethics?

4. §3.1 Religion and science

Vocabulary Ethics - Copy in your notebook

Value -> Individual beliefs that motivate people to act one way or another. Important principles. They serve as a guide for human behavior. 

In Dutch: waarde (Normen&waarden = Norms&Values)

Morality -> Morality is the human attempt to define what is right and wrong in thought and behavior, resulting in a system or set of ideas about good vs. bad action/behavior.

In Dutch: moraal 

Virtue -> Good character trait

In Dutch: deugd

Assignment

Copy the table below on your sheet of A3

Write down which of the values you have collected belong to which religion

Religion	Value
Judaism
Christianity
Islam

1. Compassion and mercy

2. Covenant

3. Study of the holy books

4. Love

5. Hope and eternal life

6. Forgiveness and redemption

7. Hospitality

8. Repairing the World (Tikkun Olam)

9. Education and Lifelong Learning

10. Forgiveness

1. Submission to the will of God

2. Kindness

3. Give to the poor

4. Mercy

5. Justice

6. Humility and modesty

7. Forgiveness and Repentance

8. Unity and Brotherhood

1. Monotheism

2. Faith

3. Righteousness and morality

4. Ethical Conduct

5. Justice and Righteousness

6. Community and Family

7. Humility and Servanthood

8. Mission/Evangelism

9. Peace

Christianity:

1. Compassion and mercy

2. Kindness

3. Give to the poor

4. Love

5. Hope and eternal life

6. Forgiveness and redemption

7. Humility and Servanthood

8. Mission/Evangelism

9. Peace

10. Forgiveness

Islam

1. Submission to the will of God

2. Faith

3. Righteousness and morality

4. Mercy

5. Justice

6. Humility and modesty

7. Forgiveness and Repentance

8. Unity and Brotherhood

Judaism

1. Monotheism

2. Covenant

3. Study of the holy books

4. Ethical Conduct

5. Justice and Righteousness

6. Community and Family

7. Hospitality

8. Repairing the World (Tikkun Olam)

9. Education and Lifelong Learning

§3.1 Religion and Science

4 principles of science 

Page 40

3. Scientists must keep up to date

4. Scientists develop theories

Science needs ethics. Scientific investigations must be guided by what is right and what is wrong. That's where ethical rules come in. They help ensure that science is done safely and that scientific knowledge is reliable. Just because something is possible doesn't mean you should do it. 

Ethical theories

- Consequentialism: you look at the consequences of one's actions

- Deontology: looks at the action itself

§3.2 Creating life

- Read page 42

https://npo.nl/start/serie/de-baby-industrie/seizoen-1/georgisch-geluk/afspelen

Babies and science

When conception doesn't happen:

- IFV, ICSI, donors (egg and sperm donors)

- Adoption

When parents have a hereditary diseases:

- Embryo selection

But what if parents want to choose: hair color? Sex of the baby?

When parents can't take care of their children:

- Foster care

Assignment

- In groups of 4

- Look up more information about: adoption, IFV/ICSI, embryo selection and donor eggs/sperm

- Give a short summary: what is, how does it work, what are the current laws, why do people need/want it?

- Make an overview of the ethical arguments that can be given both in favor and against

- Write arguments for deontology and consequentialism

Groups

- Joeri, Pooja, Robin, Olivier: IFV/ICSI

- Timo, Mikail, Sophie, Mohammed, Lars: donor eggs/sperm & surrogacy

- Sven, Inaya, Ronin, Lucy: adoption

- Rana, Aaron, Thijmen, Jakob: embryo selection