Unit 1: Sprituality of Truth Flashcards
Three Theories of Truth
Correspondence Theory
Coherence Theory
Pragmatic Theory
Truth is what corresponds to facts
Correspondence Theory
Truth is what coheres with the rest of our knowledge
Coherence Theory
Truth is what works or serves our purposes
Pragmatic Theory
“To read again”/”To consider carefully”
Re lego / Re-legre
To bind again
Re ligare
To choose again
Re eligere
It brings together people of similar beliefs and often similar spirituality
Collective
It requires a distinctive format or traditional organization
Religion
It is a personal and individual journey
Individual
It does not require a distinctive format or traditional organization
Spirituality
“If we don’t look for truth, we are guided by other interests, or fears, or the pressure of the crowd, of the media, of power, of self-comfort, and we are not free, we are slaves”
Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Cascia, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines UST, August 2018
“Today, having a clear faith based on the Creed of the Church is often labeled as ___________. Whereas ________, seems the only attitude that can cope with modern times. We are building a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose ultimate goal consists solely of one’s own ego and desires.”
This was said by _______
fundamentalism, relativsm
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Missa Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice, 19 April 2005
Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief
Post-truth
Relativism in Faith (5)
- Authority is questioned or rejected.
- Personal opinion/belief is exalted.
- “Echo chambers” in social media.
- Dialogue becomes impossible.
- Universal values are forgotten.
Relativism in Morals (5)
- Logical consequence of relativism in faith.
- Denying the existence of moral absolutes.
- Moral judgment is equated with moralism.
- Relativism>indifferentism>loss of morality.
- Rule of power rather than of reason.
“While the Church insists on the existence of objective moral norms which are valid for everyone, there are those in our culture who portray this teaching as unjust, that is, as opposed to basic human rights.”
MORAL RELATIVISM
Evangelii Gaudium, 64
