Weaknesses Of SE

Question 1

Sidelines church tradition

Answer 1

Situation ethics sidelines 2000 years of church tradition and 3000 years of Bible authority so in effect the accumulated wisdom of the great moral teachers can be thrown away at the whim of the individual. It runs a risk of descending into moral chaos.

Question 2

Responsibility

Answer 2

Situation ethics puts a lot of responsibility on the individual, even more authority and responsibility than the Bible or the church. A requirement to act autonomously could easily end up with people serving their own needs.

Question 3

Obsessive love

Answer 3

Obsessive love is not agape love but parents may think that it is, a valid ethical theory should be consistent, coherent, rational and objective or it cannot stand the test of time.