Good And Evil Flashcards
Conscience
Moral compass who keeps someone on the right track
Sin
Deliberate immoral action breaking a moral law
Justice
Fairness, where everyone has equal provisions and opportunity
Morality
Principles and standards determining which actions are right or wrong
Situation ethics
Every case is different and let agape be the leading principle to make the right decision- Joseph fletcher
Utilitarian
Choices are made based on the principle of creating the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people- Jeremy Bentham
Commandments
No other gods but me Respect your mother and father Keep the sabbath day holy Don’t misuse name of god Don’t make an idol of yourself Thou shalt not murder Don’t commit adultery Don’t steal
Sikh teachings in crime
Everyone is treated equally(Ek) Objective for all is to be gurmukh Accept free will but must control own actions(humai) Practice the virtues Achieve jeevan mukhti
Causes of crime
Upbringing Poverty Pain Addiction Idealogical beliefs Unemployment Mental issues
How do we make moral decisions?
Conscience Law religious leaders Religious teachings Reason/logic Situation ethics
Aims of punishment
Deterrence of committing a crime Protect people from becoming victims Reformation of the offender Reparation as a form of repair Retribution( criminals suffer) Vindication(proof of the law)
Elizabeth fry
Bible readings ‘Do not repay anyone evil for evil’ Reforming prisoners Teaching prisoners Campaigned against the death penalty
Death penalty for argument
For:
Sends a message, vindication, protection, ‘eye for an eye’, ‘righteous anger’
Roman Catholics allow capital punishment but says non lethal forms were better ‘finite of human life’
Conservative Christian’s ‘whoever shed the blood of man by man shall his blood shed’- CP upholds the commandment ’thou shalt not kill’
Death penalty against argument
Against:
Morally wrong, only god has the power to kill, very expensive , thou shalt not kill
Quakers have campaigned against the DP since 1818 as all life should be respected as it contains a bit of god
Sikhs as executing people takes away their right to human dignity, Sikhs are banned for killing in cold blood
Why does Suffering exist?
Evil comes from Satan in the form of pain and temptation
Evil is natural and inevitable
We need evil to appreciate the good
God gave humans conscience
Original sin ( Adam and Eve)
Suffering to understand Jesus’s sacrifice
