Section 1: Morality Flashcards
(5 cards)
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Absolute Morality - Right and Wrong
- rules that apply to all situations and can never be broken
A
- moral rules such as ‘it is wrong to kill’ are the universal truths, they are absolute
- they apply to all people at all times in all situations, under no circumstance is it morally acceptable to kill
- many religious people will say it is morally right to do whatever God has commanded and that is morally wrong is what he has forbidden
- this is known as Divine Command Theory
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Relative Morality - Right and Wrong
- what is right depends on the situation
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- there are moral principles we should try to keep but are adapted to depend on the situation
- moral attitudes shift over time. For example, keeping slaves was once acceptable now it is not
- situation ethics = what is right and wrong depends on the situation
- an example being sometimes killing may be the best course of action in some circumstances
3
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Agape - Love
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- Agape is not the kind of love that involves friendship or physical attraction
- it means putting the welfare and interests of others before your own
- Jesus showed Agape to others by dying on the cross to save humanity
- Jesus gave his disciples a new commandment about love in the last supper, just before died. This shows love is central to all christian action and behaviour.
4
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Good Samaritan - Love
- example of Agape
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- showing love to a neighbour is the second most important commandment
- Jesus explained who our neighbour is in the Parable of the Good Samaritan
- the Samaritan helped a Jew who had been beaten and left for dead. He took him in to an inn and paid for his care
Jews and Samaritans were enemies so Jesus teaches that love must be shown to anyone in need
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Golden Rule - Love
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- the Golden Rule is to treat other how you want to be treated
- it is a summary of Jesus’s teaching on love
- we are to think of others when we act and to treat people with the care and respect we want to receive from them
