Religion 10.3.a1-4 review

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What are social trends, and how can they make it difficult to recognise the voice of God?

Social trends are accepted ways of behaving in society. They can make people follow what everyone else is doing without questioning whether it is right or wrong.

How can media and advertising influence people's ideas about right and wrong?

Media and advertising can set social trends and influence what people think is normal or acceptable.

What is peer pressure, and why can it make people ignore their conscience?

Peer pressure is pressure from others to speak, dress or behave in a certain way. People may give in because they fear being rejected by the group, causing them to forget to listen to their conscience.

How can peer pressure be positive as well as negative?

Positive peer pressure can encourage people not to act dangerously or encourage them to do their best. Negative peer pressure can pressure people to conform to a group.

How can strong emotions affect a person's ability to make good moral judgements?

Strong emotions can motivate people to act courageously, but they can also dominate a person so much that they make poor or immoral decisions.

How can strong emotions such as anger at injustice or love of others lead someone to perform courageous actions?

Strong emotions can be channelled positively and motivate people to act courageously on behalf of others.

What are virtues and vices?

Virtues are habits of doing good, while vices are habits of doing wrong.

Give two examples of vices and explain how bad habits can make it harder to listen to your conscience?

Examples include lying, stealing, gossiping and criticising others. Bad habits can become automatic, making it harder for a person to recognise and follow their conscience.

What is inadequate moral formation, and how can it confuse a person's conscience?

Inadequate moral formation occurs when people do not properly know right from wrong. Their conscience can then become confused with habits, emotions and social trends.

What is guilt, and how might someone respond to guilt by rationalising their actions?

Guilt is an uncomfortable feeling caused by recognising wrongdoing. A person may rationalise by trying to justify their wrong behaviour instead of admitting it.

What is rationalisation? Give an example?

Rationalisation is trying to justify wrong behaviour. For example, someone might say, "Everyone's doing it, so it must be okay."

What is charity, and how can developing charity help a person follow their conscience?

Charity is a gift from God that empowers baptised people to love and do what is good. When developed, it can become stronger than emotions, habits and other influences.

How can neglecting daily prayer and Sunday Mass affect a person's ability to develop charity?

Neglecting daily prayer and Sunday Mass can prevent charity from developing, meaning it cannot empower a person to love and do what is good as God intended.

What is the basic human yearning described in the chapter?

People naturally desire to follow their consciences, resist temptation and pressure, and change for the better so they can find lasting happiness.

How can all the factors in this chapter make it harder to recognise God's call through conscience?

Social trends and peer pressure can influence people to follow others instead of their conscience. Strong emotions and bad habits can affect their judgement. Poor moral formation can make it difficult to know right from wrong. Guilt and rationalisation can cause people to justify their wrong actions, while neglecting charity can weaken their ability to choose what is good.

What does Psalm 34:14 call a human to do

“Turn away from evil and to do good.