Journal Entry 15
What is an Informed Conscience?
In order to make a decision doctor’s access a wide range of medical knowledge and patient history in order to diagnose a problem and treatment. The same principle can be applied to making moral decisions. We must be well informed regarding all the facts of the situation, moral values, virtues and laws in order to make our final decision. Therefore, an informed catholic conscience is an educated conscience that knows in any given situation.
Read the following scenario and answer the questions:
Roger Smith, a quite competent swimmer, is out for a leisurely stroll. During the course of his walk he passes by a deserted pier from which a teenage boy who apparently cannot swim has fallen into the water. The boy is screaming for help. Smith recognizes that there is absolutely no danger to himself if he jumps in to save the boy; he could easily succeed if he tried. Nevertheless, he chooses to ignore the boy’s cries. The water is cold and he is afraid of catching a cold — he doesn’t want to get his good clothes wet either. “Why should I inconvenience myself for this kid,” Smith says to himself, and passes on.
1.) There are always TWO sides to a conscience. What would Roger’s conscience be telling him?
-Well there is no doubt 2 sides to his conscience. One which is the postive one will be telling him to jump in and same the little boy which would be the best thing to do and one is telling him, no, its not worth it, let the kid drown or freeze. It doesnt worry me. Which would be the negative and bad thing to do.
2.) Think of an example of Jesus’ teaching and explain how his teachings can help us to make an appropriate decision?
Well there is one special bible passage that I recall called the the good samaratin. This is a prime example when there conscience is tested to choose weather they help the man dying or just leave him there to die.
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