What Do You Understand by Conscience in Moral Philosophy Flashcards

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What is Moral Decision-Making?
The process by which we make choices between right and wrong, good and evil, eternal life and sin.
What is Well-Formed Conscience?
A conscience that is educated so that it is able to recognize what is good and then direct us to act on that good.
What is Social Sin?
Unjust situations and conditions that negatively impact society and its institutions.
As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are called to choose actions that show our love for _____, _____, & ______.
God, Others, and Ourselves
Why has God given us the gift of conscience?
To help us to make decisions and to judge our decisions and our actions.
Our conscience helps us to determine the morality of our actions, which means...
That whether our actions are right or wrong, good or sinful.
What is the inner voice that guides us in making good moral decisions that can bring us closer to God & one another?
Conscience
How is our conscience at work before we make a decision?
By helping us to know what is good and to consider the results of our possible choices.
How is our conscience at work during we make a decision?
By bringing the feelings of peace or discomfort, depending on the choices we are making.
How is our conscience at work after we make a decision?
By enabling us to judge as good or evil the decisions that we made and to accept responsibility for our choices.
Our conscience is our _____ compass.
Moral
To deny the voice of our conscience is to...
Lose our dignity and to forget who we really are.
Who is responsible for forming out conscience?
We are
What does a well-formed conscience help us to do?
Follow the teachings of Christ, living as his disciples and growing closer to the Blessed Trinity and to one another.
Does a well-formed conscience come naturally?
No