11th Bible - Applied Ethics -

Question 0

Polytheism

Answer 0

Belief in many gods

Question 1

Monotheism

Answer 1

Belief in a single god

Question 2

Pantheism

Answer 2

Divinity = Reality
No distinct personal god. Everything composes an all-encompassing god.

Example - the Force in Star Wars????

Question 3

Naturalism

Answer 3

Only natural laws and forces operate in the world.

Example - Darwinism or evolution

Question 4

Post-Modernism

Answer 4

Skepticism or rejection of absolute truth and objective reality. Belief that claims of knowledge or truth are result of social, historical or political discussions or interpretations.

Question 5

Teleology

Answer 5

Study of nature that describes things in terms of their apparent purpose or goal.

Example - tides - designed to circulate water and nutrients for the ocean ecosystem.

Question 6

Deontology

Answer 6

Morality of an action based on set of rules that define right/wrong and not the consequences of the action

Example - killing someone is wrong EVEN if it was in self defense

Question 7

Utilitarianism

Answer 7

Action is morally right if the majority of people benefit from it.

Example - taking someone’s property to build a freeway
- taxing property to provide public services even though only landowners (home owners & businesses) would pay the tax

Question 8

Ethical Egoism

Answer 8

People should act in their own self-interest.

Examples -
Dark Knight - Joker rigs two ferry boats to blow up each other

Question 9

Virtue Ethics

Answer 9

Possessing desirable virtues makes one moral and their actions are merely a reflection on that inner morality.