CONSCIENCE Flashcards
inner voice summoning us to love the good and avoid the evil
conscience
(blank) guides us to moral living
tinig ng budhi and conscience
conscience is our ultimate (blank)
norm of formality
final say in making moral decision
conscience
conscience is our basic (blank)
basic tendency towards God
its a mans secret core and his sanctuary
conscience
it helps us determine right or wrong
conscience
it is the objective norm of morality
law
the final judgement on how to act
conscience
what are the misconceptions of conscience
individualistic, gods voice within us, the feeling of guilt and external reality
Individualistic is a misconception because of our identity as (blank)
relational beings
we become free by fulfilling (blank)
moral obligation
-God created us as moral person
-God is the perfect (blank)
what is this?
norm of goodness, gods voice within us
this is a sign that our conscience is at work but we should not equate conscience with (blank) because conscience is the operation of the (blank)
guilt, intellect
-”there is an angel and devil on my shoulder”
- Again it is not the voice of another being but our own
external reality
an advice from a friend like pinnochio
external reality
2 Dimensions of Conscience
subjective and objective
> conscience is personal
conscience is simply his or hers and no one else’s
subjective dimension
guided by universal values, only through interaction we understand values in making moral judgement
objective dimension
we do not mean that judgement of conscience is relative
kanya kanya mentality in subjective dimension
Conscience in the Process of TIme
antecedent, concomitant, consequent
> before the act
helps us to sort out data
antecedent
> conscience in action
”Am I doing the right thing?”
refers no one’s actual awareness of being morally responsible for the goodness and badness on the particular act while one is doing it
concomitant
> reviews and evaluates the action which has already been done(after the act)
process of looking back to review
consequent
Levels of Conscience
instinctive, moral and christian
a level dominated by fear of punishment and desire for approval or reward
instinctive level
> operates on the (blank) that is not just on what is commanded by some “authority” but now from awareness of inner good or evil of an act
ethical level, moral level
one’s Christian faith illumines, clarifies and deepens what we perceive
Christian level
(blank) is not enough
(blank)is important
sincerity, correctness
