Non-Christian views TBA and Texts 2-3

The difference between objective and relative moralities lies in the fact that the former is rooted in the God-given dignity of the human person and the sacredness of human life.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Sin strengthens freedom because it allows us to know better what our opposite options are when we have a choice to make.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A real and fully relativist society has never existed.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Secular humanism is a morality that focuses exclusively on what is good here on earth in this life only.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A materialistic view of the world implies that 'human acts' are solely the mechanical products of our neurons and psyche; thus, they actually all are but acts of human.

• TRUE

• FALSE

For moral relativism, what ultimate authority sets the truth-value of what’s right and wrong? Choose the wrong answer:

• Each of us

• The human subject

• Our own will

• Our culture

What differentiates Judeo-Christian and modern moralities? Choose the wrong answer:

• The concept that for relativism right or wrong are not absolutes

• The fact that for relativism, some morals and ethics can be altered by circumstances

• The fact that for relativism anything goes

• The fact that for relativism life is ultimately without meaning

What view of life does modern morality imply?

• It is meaningless

• It is fragile and precious

• It is ruled by God

• It is partially in a person’s hands

What’s the catch in thinking that modern morality is neutral and fair?

• It is also true of Christian morality

• It is perceived as intolerant

• It does intend to influence the thinking of others

• It is actually an objective morality

What morality do most U.S. scholars teach today?

• Freedom is absolute

• There is no such thing as right and wrong

• Reason is required to identify moral principles

• Some moral laws are circumstanced