Aquinas

Subdecks (2)

Conscience as the God-given faculty of reason
Syndersis rule of do good and avoid evil
conscience allows for us to do good
Conscience applies primary precepts though secondary precepts to particular situations
Conscience is fallible - can be mistaken
Why might the conscience make a wrong decision?
ignorant of the moral law (sinful as should know)
Not informed about the facts of the case (not sinful)
Why should the conscience always be followed?
what it dictates is the truth of the individual concerned
this truth comes from God
to go against the conscience is to go against God