REL-3180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Deontological Ethics, Assisted Suicide
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Human personal rights alienate the community aspect. 2nd belief - freedom and finitude (restrictions) Humans are free to pursue progress at any cost. Based on created duality in our nature. Moral implications: enables christians to say no to some progress and some technology. Leads christians to believe a deontological ethics (p 5) At the heart of christian belief is a suffering crucified god. Meaning that extends from just a bad thing that needs to be eliminated. Believe that medicine and healing is a good thing and should be pursued. Danger: expecting too much out of medicine and healing. All humans live in a state of spiritual disease (christian view) Danger: believing that curing a physical disease makes a person whole. Christians believe that that happens in death.
