Freewill Flashcards
Free will definition
Ability to decide whether we want to obey God or not.
St iraneous and free will
Because god was so benevolent, he let us choose our own paths even if they were wrong which is why evil exists today.
Moral evil
What we chose to do
Natural evil
Nature disasters - tsunamis
What is the inconsistent triad
God is omniscient - knows we suffer
God is omnipotent - he doesn’t stop us suffering
God is benevolent - doesn’t mind us suffering
What is morality
Right vs wrong
What do the Catholic Church believe we should use to help make moral decisions
Our conscience
The bible
Catechism
What is Immanuel Kant and what does he believe
He is an absolutist
Shouldn’t base our actions on depending the empirical evidence or bend the rules with different situations
For humans to know right or wrong we have to have good will
It is either right or wrong
What is an absolute belief
An unchanging belief - it is only right or wrong
What is a relative belief
A belief that may change according to the situation
Good will definition
Doing the right thing
Utilitarianism theory
He is a relativistic
John Stuart mills believed in the greater good: producing the greatest good for the greatest number
Moral absolutism definition
An act is either right or wrong and doesn’t change in any situation. E.g. All life is sacred - doesn’t depend on who you are
What is the Catholic Church
Absolutist - follow the bib,e and catechism which god created - god is always right
Natural law definition
Catholic ethical theory which focuses on purpose
