In the game Fallout: New Vegas, there is a built-in morality system called karma. If the player does “good” actions such as helping people, being generous, and killing “evil” characters, they would gain positive karma. On the other hand, if they stole, murdered innocent and “good” characters, and just did “bad” or “evil” things, they would gain negative karma. Most of the quests in the game reward the player with either positive or negative karma depending on the actions taken in completing the quest. However, there are a few quests that do not reward karma. One such quest is titled “Hard Luck Blues”. In “Hard Luck Blues”, the player discovers that crops are dying and is asked to discover the source of contamination in the water supply of the
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The player is then forced to make a decision. If they disable the reactor, the radiation will cease and the water supply will be uncontaminated. However, the vault will lose all power and the doors will remain sealed and the survivors will remain trapped. On the other hand, if they reroute control, then the survivors will be able to escape. However, that would lock the player out of the terminal. And with no way of knowing where the backup terminal is or contacting the survivors, there would be no way to safely disable the reactor and the water supply would remain contaminated with radiation, thus dooming the farms. (FNV, 2010) Because, the game’s morality system does not reward karma for either action, we need to take an outside theory to decide which action would be morally …show more content…
These laws show themselves to us upon examination of the natural world and human nature. The most famous natural law theorist was St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274). According to Aquinas, God is the ultimate lawgiver. God’s “Eternal Law” is the ultimate law. However, only God is capable of perceiving the “Eternal Law” in its entirety. As mortals, we perceive the “Eternal Law” as three separate set of laws; physical law, natural law and divine law. The physical laws are the descriptive laws that we contribute to nature and science to explain the world around us. We cannot alter these laws or the meaning of the laws. Natural Law is according to St. Aquinas, “nothing else than the rational creature's participation in the eternal law" (Aquinas, 94). Since, it is the rational participation, natural law only applies to humanity. Divine law, is the word of God. It is known to man through God’s commandments and through Revelation. Our reason allows for the understanding of the separate aspects of the “Eternal Law” and our participation within it. These laws mean to further happiness of humanity. (Aquinas, 93) The major concept of Natural Law, is to do “good” and avoid “evil”. St. Aquinas also gives several “Natural Inclinations” necessary to do “good”. One must actively maintain and promote life and survival of the individual and society, procreate or provide a means of
The player is then forced to make a decision. If they disable the reactor, the radiation will cease and the water supply will be uncontaminated. However, the vault will lose all power and the doors will remain sealed and the survivors will remain trapped. On the other hand, if they reroute control, then the survivors will be able to escape. However, that would lock the player out of the terminal. And with no way of knowing where the backup terminal is or contacting the survivors, there would be no way to safely disable the reactor and the water supply would remain contaminated with radiation, thus dooming the farms. (FNV, 2010) Because, the game’s morality system does not reward karma for either action, we need to take an outside theory to decide which action would be morally …show more content…
These laws show themselves to us upon examination of the natural world and human nature. The most famous natural law theorist was St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274). According to Aquinas, God is the ultimate lawgiver. God’s “Eternal Law” is the ultimate law. However, only God is capable of perceiving the “Eternal Law” in its entirety. As mortals, we perceive the “Eternal Law” as three separate set of laws; physical law, natural law and divine law. The physical laws are the descriptive laws that we contribute to nature and science to explain the world around us. We cannot alter these laws or the meaning of the laws. Natural Law is according to St. Aquinas, “nothing else than the rational creature's participation in the eternal law" (Aquinas, 94). Since, it is the rational participation, natural law only applies to humanity. Divine law, is the word of God. It is known to man through God’s commandments and through Revelation. Our reason allows for the understanding of the separate aspects of the “Eternal Law” and our participation within it. These laws mean to further happiness of humanity. (Aquinas, 93) The major concept of Natural Law, is to do “good” and avoid “evil”. St. Aquinas also gives several “Natural Inclinations” necessary to do “good”. One must actively maintain and promote life and survival of the individual and society, procreate or provide a means of