Discuss Aquinas's idea of natural law. Are there obligations we have to fulfill because they are embedded in God's purpose for us? What are the implications of breaking the rules of the natural law?
What will be an ideal response?
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Patrick Nowell-Smith rejects religious morality because
a. it is hard to discern God’s will. b. it merely duplicates what we could discover through reason alone. c. its emphasis on rules makes it an infantile morality. d. it commands us to be morally perfect, which is an unattainable goal.
What did Paul think would happen to believers who happened to be alive at the time of the Parousia?
A. They would be "caught up" in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. B. They would have to go through the Tribulation anyway. C. They would die. D. They would be taken to a safe location to wait out the war of Armageddon.
The case of FTC v. Standard Education was important in the legal transition
A) toward the principle of caveat emptor. B) away from the reasonable-person standard. C) toward the reasonable-person standard. D) that removed power from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Evaluate Descartes's theory that only those beings with minds can suffer, and only human beings have minds. Explore the possible consequences for a moral theory if we agree that animals, including human beings, have the capacity for suffering.
What will be an ideal response?