Right or Wrong Information
Is there really any right or wrong?
We have been raised to believe some things are right and some wrong.
What is Cultural Moral relativism?
The belief that right and wrong change from culture to culture.
Pushing a child down a staircase is_________
Wrong
God determines what is right and wrong
True
The sutdy of why and how we make moral choices.
What is the problem with the thinking of society dictates what is right or wrong?
Society can change
You can pick and choose what you want.
Individual Moral relativism
The belief that right and wrong change for person to person
Helping your mom wash the dishes is _________
Right
Society dictates what is right or wrong
False
The two questions ethics answers
How do I behave?
How do I act?
Does time change morals?
It shouldn't but it does.
How do we learn what is Moral
Through God's character and the Bible.
Poking a stick in someone's eye is __________
Wrong
Moral ideas we've learned in our country's culture is true for those in another country and those who lived 500 years ago.
False
Moral ideas we've learned are not the same for another country.
Why do people agree on basic morals
We are all created in God's image by God
A Christian view of ethics is rooted in the _____________
Character of God
The two problems with moral relativism
The human heart is wicked so we shouldn't look into ourselves. It is basically one preference against another if it changes from one person to another
Obeying your parents is __________
Right
You can argue against absolute truth without using an absolute truth as your basis
False
You can't argue
Moral Absolutes
The belief that moral Rules exist that are true for all people, at all times, in all situations
Tolerance
Respecting but not agreeing.
The wrong of tolerance use is accepting
What type of world view is a Relativistic worldview.
Naturalistic
What is the example of what believe in one area of your life will affect what you believe in other areas.
Tree.
-needs water
-Needs CO2
-Needs sun
-needs healthy soil
God is concerned with our inner attitudes and not our outward actions.
False
God is concerned with our inner attitudes as well as our outward actions.
Two Principles Christian ethics stems from
The two Greatest Commandments:
You shall love God with all your heart, and You shall love your neighbor as yourself