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6. What are the Primary Precepts?

  • Living peacefully, Worship of God, Preservation of Life, Procreation, Go to Church every sunday
  • Living peacefully, Preservation of life, Procreation, Worship of God, Advancing Knowledge and learning
  • Live according to God's law, Preservation of Life, Procreation, Worship of humans, Advancing technology
  • Living in harmony, Preservation of the Earth, Procreation, Worship of God, Advancing Knowledge and learning

7. What is Natural Law?

  • What directs our conscience and using reason how it can be applied to situations
  • Laws of the universe
  • Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
  • Science and how it applies to Christianity

8. What is Eternal Law?

  • Eternal life given by Jesus
  • The laws of the mind of God , such as laws of creation (gravity)
  • The laws of how we have eternal life
  • Isaac Newton's theory of gravity

9. Fill in the gaps- "The___ is right reason in ____ with nature" Cicero

  • Law, control
  • Law, consensus
  • Law, agreement
  • Truth, agreement

10. Why does Augustine have a problem with Aquinas' Natural Law?

  • Only Jesus could solve problem, our conscience is too corrupt
  • Humans are bound to give into their Concupiscence (desires) as seen in The Fall with Eve eating the forbidden Fruit
  • He dislikes Aquinas for being more influential than him
  • He focuses more in the problems with sex instead of human nature

11. What is Human Law?

  • Laws of the universe
  • Everyday laws we abide by in society, such as the legal system, ensuring a just society
  • Everyday laws that politicians use instead of God's Law
  • Everyday laws given to use by the BIble

12. What are interior and exterior acts?

  • An interior act is not a selfless act, such as giving to charity for fame. Exterior acts are just acts we do
  • Interior acts are desires we don't follow through in reality but in our mind, whereas exterior acts are acting on our deires
  • Interior acts are private and exterior are public
  • Interior acts are bodily functions and exterior acts aren't

13. What does Eudamonia mean?

  • Human meaning
  • Human Flourishing
  • Purpose
  • It's not a real word

14. What are the Secondary Precepts in relation to the Primary Precepts?

  • Procreation- Use contraception, Preservation of Life- No abortion, Worship of God-Go to Church+ Pray, Advancing Knowledge+Learning- Educate some but not others, Live Peacefully+ Harmoniously-Establish Justice System
  • Procreation- No contraception, Preservation of Life- No abortion, Worship of God-Become a priest, Advancing Knowledge+Learning- Educate some but not others, Live Peacefully+ Harmoniously-Everyone is equal
  • Procreation- No contraception, Preservation of Life- No abortion, Worship of God-Go to Church+ Pray, Advancing Knowledge+Learning- Educate others, Live Peacefully+ Harmoniously-Establish Justice System
  • Procreation- No contraception, Preservation of Life- No abortion, Worship of God-Go to Church+ Pray, Advancing Knowledge+Learning- Educate others, Live Peacefully+ Harmoniously-Fight for what is right w/ violence

15. Why does Barth have a problem with Aquinas' Natural Law?

  • Believes we have original sin, therefore every judgement we have is selfish and not just
  • Humans are corrupt, seen in The Fall (Genesis 3), and it relies too heavily on human reason which can easily be corrupted
  • He doesn't like Aquinas
  • Believes the views on sex are incorrect