a.During the whole Saturday afternoon, you stayed in a local coffee shop in order to study for your upcoming quizzes in various subjects. As you were leaving, you suddenly noticed a small pouch bag at the table beside you. Seeing that no one was there on the table, you looked at what’s inside and saw that there are a thick wad of one thousand peso bills. The pouch bag does not have any label or identification, so it is impossible to return it to its owner. Suddenly, you remembered that you need to buy textbooks that could help in your studies. What would you do?
b.One of your best friends has just been warned by the school that he would face expulsion, because he was caught copying answers from his notebook during a CLE quiz. This means that if he cheats in any activity, he will automatically be expelled from school. A few days later, you had an activity in English where you are required to answer the questions individually and your seatmate will be responsible for correcting your work. Once you exchanged papers, you noticed that his answers are exactly the same as yours, even in the essay part of that activity. What are you going to do?
c.You hid a stack of sexually suggestive men’s magazines under your bed, and your brother knows it. One day, he got those magazines under your bed without informing you that he did. Unfortunately, he was caught by your parents reading those magazines and they planned to ground him for the weekend out of having those materials. Even though your brother was pointing out that the magazines were yours, your parents, out of anger, would not want to believe him. Would you take the blame and risk being punished, or would you just let your brother face the consequences?
d. Two of your best friends, a boy and a girl, are in a relationship. However, one day, the girl confides that she was secretly dating another boy, because she does not want his boyfriend anymore. However, because the boy was undergoing various problems involving his studies and his family, the girl requested that you keep it as a secret. On the other hand, the boy has completely no idea of what the girl is doing. Would you dare to tell the truth, or would you be faithful to your girl best friend?
e.You and your friends have a group work to finish during the weekend. On Friday morning, you all have agreed to distribute work among yourselves. You agreed that you will meet on Saturday morning. However, during Friday evening, you had a slight fever, and you immediately informed the group that you cannot attend. Fortunately, the group said that it is alright because you have already done your initial work and you will have a score for the group work. When you wake up in the morning, you noticed that your fever is gone and you feel totally well. Would you still go and help out with the group or would you rather stay at home and rest?
Fill up the following table:
Moral Situation: ____________________________________________
Possible Decisions (name at least 3) | |
Primary Moral Principle | “Do good and avoid evil” |
Secondary Principles and Values That Have To Be Applicable and Evident In The Situation (think of the Ten Commandments and all other principles that could follow from them) | |
What should be done and why? |
Also, answer the following questions:
a. Why are we obliged to follow our conscience in these situations?b. How would our moral judgment change in these situations if ever our conscience is not properly formed? Will our decisions and answers be different if our consciences are:
i. Wrongly formed?
ii. Lax?
iii. Legalistic?
For each, state what you would have done if you have these kinds of malformed conscience.
c. What does this say about the role that the LISTEN process plays in connection to following one’s conscience?
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