Should Christians Use the Conscience?: Against

Question 1

What are four points?

Answer 1

The conscience could be biased towards personal preferences
The Conscience should not be used by itself as it may not have been understood properly
The Conscience is not from God it is from our environment (Freud)
The Conscience may be mistaken — e.g. Peter Sutcliffe

Question 2

The conscience could be biased towards personal preferences

Answer 2

Aquinas’ “apparent goods” which we are tempted by and are lead to do the wrong thing

Question 3

The Conscience should not be used by itself as it may not have been understood properly

Answer 3

need to consult other sources when making moral decisions

Question 4

The Conscience is not from God it is from our environment (Freud)

Answer 4

upbringing etc…, taught to us
born with Id — self at basic level of physical and emotional needs
Ego —rational self
Super-Ego — controls and restrains yourself
as you get older your Super-Ego can restrain your Id and your ego can overall your Super-Ego
society teaches us what not to do, collection of this is conscience

Question 5

The Conscience may be mistaken — e.g. Peter Sutcliffe

Answer 5

may not be in tune
(following Freud) may have been taught to you differently
mental illness
Peter Sutcliffe murdered 13 prostitutes