What do the following statements imply about the role of religion in the moral formation of man?

1. "If God did not exist, then everything would be permitted." Dostoyevsky

2. There is no doubt that man can organize the world without God, but in the final analysis he can only
organize it against man." - Pope Paul VI

Best Answer: They both indicate that religion (as in, a conscience awareness of and response to God)
is necessary for moral action, and moral action is necessary to achieve the social good.

But the second sentence is not actually a very good summary (translation?) of Paul IV. I prefer this
one:"True, man can organize the world apart from God, but 'without God man can organize it in the end
only to man's detriment. An isolated humanism is an inhuman humanism.'"

The essence of the idea is that man is made in the image and likeness of God, so without a recognition of
the attributes of God (love, truth, relational), we cannot know what man is. And if we don't know what man
is, how could we possibly design a system for his / her flourishing.

Dostoyevsky recognised that religion was a handy tool for keeping the population in line by convincing
them that they would pay for doing wrong. He was not alone in his observation, and religion gradually lost
much of it's controlling influence.
Pope Paul VI suggests that man is his own worst enemy, and that god is best equipped to keep him from
destroying himself. This displays a weakening of the church's strong hold over the religious population
and it's need to try out a more modernistic approach.

How does conscience relate to morality?

The connection between conscience and morality: If you are conscience of
what you are doing your common sense will guide to do the right thing,
therefore your actions will be morally good.
Your conscience is your inborn, natural ability to detect what is right and wrong. It is literally, how we
become "conscious" of the morality of our actions. We feel bad when we do something wrong. Now the
problem is, it is possible to ignore and eventually kill your conscience, so that this natural sense is no
longer functional.

So, your conscience doesn't make things good or bad, but merely detects when we've chosen evil.

Your conscience is what makes you feel bad, or sometimes good, about things you have done, have
wanted to do, or even things you didnt do. Now everyone has morals(what you believe is right or wrong),
but some people have more or just have stricter morals. When you go against one of your morals, you
feel bad. Usually, its your conscience that causes you to feel that way.
Example...you believe it is awful for someone to cheat on their lover--moral
Are man-made laws part of the natural law? What about
your Proffesional Code of Ethics?
1. Are man-made laws part of the natural law? What about your Proffesional Code of Ethics?
2. Do laws limit our freedom?
3. What is meant by the statement "The Sabbath is made for man and not man for the Sabbath."
Best Answer: Man made laws are sometimes an outgrowth of natural or physical laws. Think about just
about any traffic law. These laws are governed by the laws of Physics. Why should a car slow down for a
curve? The laws of Physics tell you why.

My Professional Code of Ethics are not laws in the same sense, but I abide by them 1) because they
show me the correct way to treat those who are my "clients" and 2) because I do not want to be banned
from my profession.

Laws do limit our freedoms, but that will always be necessary until there is only one person left on earth.
There is a saying that goes "Your freedom ends where my nose begins." In other words, until you
interfere with my rights and freedoms.

The Sabbath is made for man not man for the Sabbath means that things that might not be usually be
acceptable may be so under certain circumstances. The saying originated when Jesus' disciples were
rolling ripe grain stalks between their fingers to get the wheat out and eat it because they were hungry.
They were not breaking a law, but the Pharisees were upset about it because to them the disciples were
"working" on the Sabbath. Jesus answered with this saying and reminded them that if some of their
livestock fell in a hole, the Pharisees would get them out even if it was the Sabbath and even if they were
having to "work" to do so.

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