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What is the definition of morality |
the standards by which we judge the use of reason and free will by a human to bring about good or evil |
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what two capacities do humans have? |
understand reality and choose specific courses of action.. So in short.. We can understand whats happening and decide what we want to do about it |
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Since humans are not simply controlled by instricts, what are they responsible for? |
their actions |
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According to the Catholic understanding, what are humans fundamentally made to do? |
to know |
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Are pleasure and happiness the same thing? |
no, pleasure is temporary. happiness is when we are thriving and living our potential |
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How are we made happy? |
through knowledge of the truth and choosing wisely. happiness is knowledge and proper choices |
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Does this world make us completely happy? |
No, it can never make up completely happy |
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WHat purpose might the world have instead of our complete happiness |
to teach us how to love |
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When pilosophy is used rightly, what does it help us do? |
lead us to discover truths in the world |
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What is a philosophical argument? |
rooted in natural reason, a sense common to all human beings by which we understand ourselves and things around us. |
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What is a theological argument? |
rooted in naturla reason combined with "revelation" |
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What does morality measure? |
the way people use their freedom |
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Is morality primarily don'ts? |
no |
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What is morality about? |
achieving the highest good (and therein achieving happiness) |
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hat is knowing and loving God the highest good |
God is the ultimate goodness |
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Christianity is a relgiion devoted to what? |
devoted to being jesus to the world |
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What is the definition of a chrisitan? |
one who follows christ |
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What do people mistakening tend to reduce christiaintiy to? |
to a set of rules instead of loving the person of jesus christ |
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what does christiantiy train us to become? |
the best of what God intended us to be |
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Why does Chirsitnaity have a moral system? |
in order to protect our relationship with God |
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what bedrock does the heart of morality lay on? |
virtue |
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What is a virtue? |
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What is a vice? |
a firm disposition to do evil. |
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WHat is the defintion of sin |
a defect or excess of a virtue |
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What is the definition of a moral virtue |
found in natural law which is written on the human heart |
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What is the definition of a theological virtue? |
Theological virtues are found in the supernatural law which is revelaed to us by christ and in scripture |
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what is prudence? what are key vices to prudence? |
Ability to judge the best course of action. It is the root virtue of all moral virtues because it assits all of them. Key vices hastiness, inaction/indecision |
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What is justice? main vices? |
ability to give others what they deserve.. vices-- leniency/permissevely, scupulosity |
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What is fortitute? what are the key vices |
abiity to hold fast to what is good through difficulty. vices-cowardice and recklessness |
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What is temperance.. key vices |
ability to restain our desires |
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What is faith? vice? |
assenting to deivinely revealed truth on the word of god. doubtign God |
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What is love? vice? |
desiring good for another, love God for who he is.. and neighbors.. vice- selfioshless |
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why does God decide what is good and bad and not us |
he created eveything and is responsible for ordering the conduct of his creatures |
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what did original sin wound? |
the balance beteen our bodily desires and desires ofour souls |
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what does sanctifying grace do? |
makes us worhty of heaven, pleasing to god |
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what does actual grace do? |
help from God that enlightens our mind and strengthens our will to do good and avoid evil |
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We were all created by god to be ____ |
great |
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We all have ____ (the combination of our intellects and wills_ |
freedom |
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We use our _____ to make moral decisions (both good and bad) |
freedom |
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__)____ was the most moral human ever |
Jesus |
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______ which buld habits and asking for help from ___ is the only way to acgieve a truly christian moral life |
exercising virtues,God |
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What theory says that humans are highly evolved animals and are genetically determined |
sociobiological theory |
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What is secular humanism |
moral system that denies belief in God and views humanity as the highest form of existence. |
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what does the mind/soul give us the ability to do |
gives us the ability to know abstract, immaterial things like justice, peace and love |
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christinaity confirms both the ____ and _____ |
material and immaterail |
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Is a person a soul with a body or a body with a soul attached to it or neither |
neither |
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If God is a ocmmunity and we are made in God's image, what does that means for us |
we are a part of that community |
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What vices are we particularly included to? |
indiviualist vices such as pride and selfishness |
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what are the two sources of moral theology |
scriptures and tradition |
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The magisterium is the substance of what?` |
traiditon |
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Who has complete, immedaite, and universal poweri n the care for souls? |
the pope` |
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What is the holy spirits concrete way of guiding God's people on earth |
the magisterium |
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What is pluralism? |
The varity of opinions or ideas within human society, some of which may contradict or oppose one another |
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what must christias be open minded to in a pluralistic society |
the truths in othe rcultues and religions accepted customs, moprals, and beliefs |
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instead of fanticism, how should chrisitan proclaim the truth |
displaying love and repsecting other belief systems |
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What is the freedom of indiffernce? |
the power of choose between good or evil in a situation |
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What is freedom for excellence? |
the power to act with excellence and perfection |
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What is conscience? |
the capactiy to understand good and evil actions? |
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What is the definiiton of Law |
a set of guidelines that direct freedom to function properly |
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what is the difference between a human act and an act of a human |
a human act is in our moral and act of a human is involuntary |
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instead of likes and dislikes, what are right and wrong determined by? |
objective reality |
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