(1) What biases do you believe most people bring to the study of religious ethics? Can these biases be overcome?
I believe people bring biases of ethnocentrism to the table when studying religious ethics. According to the CRE text, it says that “ethnocentrism is the most common bias of every culture…[it] focus[es] on one’s self and one’s group identity without due consideration for the well-being of others and so fall short of the universal demand of justice for even the least” (Fasching, DeChant, & Lantigua, 2011). With the thought of believing that ones religion is superior over others, it makes it harder for people to learn that there are similarities between religions. Once people learn about the similarities between religions, I believe the biases can be overcome, and people will be more accepting of others.
(2) The authors of the CRE text say that stories can be “tools” that help us interpret moral situations with all of their nuances and complexities? How so? Explain.
Stories can be “tools” that help us interpret moral situations with all of their nuances and complexities. According to the CRE text, “Rules and principles will likely seem to be arbitrary and capricious. When it comes to communicating what genuine ethical consciousness is, however, it is much easier to tell a story than to explain it abstractly. …show more content…
They had these ideas presented to them at a young age five days a week at school and going to mass on the weekends, while I went to public school and only went to mass on the weekends. I also believe it is due to the science and technology that has been developed through the years. As there is a big controversy between science and religion, I was brought up with both, therefore having my opinions swayed. Parents and grandparents, on the other hand, had a strong religious force, thus having their opinions on the religious
I believe people bring biases of ethnocentrism to the table when studying religious ethics. According to the CRE text, it says that “ethnocentrism is the most common bias of every culture…[it] focus[es] on one’s self and one’s group identity without due consideration for the well-being of others and so fall short of the universal demand of justice for even the least” (Fasching, DeChant, & Lantigua, 2011). With the thought of believing that ones religion is superior over others, it makes it harder for people to learn that there are similarities between religions. Once people learn about the similarities between religions, I believe the biases can be overcome, and people will be more accepting of others.
(2) The authors of the CRE text say that stories can be “tools” that help us interpret moral situations with all of their nuances and complexities? How so? Explain.
Stories can be “tools” that help us interpret moral situations with all of their nuances and complexities. According to the CRE text, “Rules and principles will likely seem to be arbitrary and capricious. When it comes to communicating what genuine ethical consciousness is, however, it is much easier to tell a story than to explain it abstractly. …show more content…
They had these ideas presented to them at a young age five days a week at school and going to mass on the weekends, while I went to public school and only went to mass on the weekends. I also believe it is due to the science and technology that has been developed through the years. As there is a big controversy between science and religion, I was brought up with both, therefore having my opinions swayed. Parents and grandparents, on the other hand, had a strong religious force, thus having their opinions on the religious