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Which is NOT a requirement of the principle of moral discernment?
{ 1 } - Performing an act which appears to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people, even if it harms a particular innocent person.
{ 2 } - Selecting a means which is most likely to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and other persons, and acting on it.
{ 3 } - Proceeding on the basis of a fundamental commitment to God and to human persons (including oneself) according to their God-given human nature.
{ 4 } - Excluding any actions that are contradictory (i.e. intrinsically evil) to the fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
{ 5 } - Considering how one's own motives and other circumstances may contribute to or nullify the effectiveness of these possible actions as a means to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
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Which is NOT a requirement of the principle of moral discernment?
{ 1 } - Performing an act which appears to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people, even if it harms a particular innocent person.
{ 2 } - Selecting a means which is most likely to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and other persons, and acting on it.
{ 3 } - Proceeding on the basis of a fundamental commitment to God and to human persons (including oneself) according to their God-given human nature.
{ 4 } - Excluding any actions that are contradictory (i.e. intrinsically evil) to the fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
{ 5 } - Considering how one's own motives and other circumstances may contribute to or nullify the effectiveness of these possible actions as a means to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
This is utilitarianism. It is an immoral system of decision because it allows doing something evil, or unloving, to achieve the ultimate good, love, and is therefore self-contradictory. See pp. 190 and 157-8.
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Which is NOT a requirement of the principle of moral discernment?
{ 1 } - Performing an act which appears to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people, even if it harms a particular innocent person.
{ 2 } - Selecting a means which is most likely to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and other persons, and acting on it.
{ 3 } - Proceeding on the basis of a fundamental commitment to God and to human persons (including oneself) according to their God-given human nature.
{ 4 } - Excluding any actions that are contradictory (i.e. intrinsically evil) to the fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
{ 5 } - Considering how one's own motives and other circumstances may contribute to or nullify the effectiveness of these possible actions as a means to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
See p. 190.
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Which is NOT a requirement of the principle of moral discernment?
{ 1 } - Performing an act which appears to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people, even if it harms a particular innocent person.
{ 2 } - Selecting a means which is most likely to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and other persons, and acting on it.
{ 3 } - Proceeding on the basis of a fundamental commitment to God and to human persons (including oneself) according to their God-given human nature.
{ 4 } - Excluding any actions that are contradictory (i.e. intrinsically evil) to the fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
{ 5 } - Considering how one's own motives and other circumstances may contribute to or nullify the effectiveness of these possible actions as a means to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
See p. 190.
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Which is NOT a requirement of the principle of moral discernment?
{ 1 } - Performing an act which appears to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people, even if it harms a particular innocent person.
{ 2 } - Selecting a means which is most likely to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and other persons, and acting on it.
{ 3 } - Proceeding on the basis of a fundamental commitment to God and to human persons (including oneself) according to their God-given human nature.
{ 4 } - Excluding any actions that are contradictory (i.e. intrinsically evil) to the fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
{ 5 } - Considering how one's own motives and other circumstances may contribute to or nullify the effectiveness of these possible actions as a means to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
See p. 190.
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Which is NOT a requirement of the principle of moral discernment?
{ 1 } - Performing an act which appears to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people, even if it harms a particular innocent person.
{ 2 } - Selecting a means which is most likely to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and other persons, and acting on it.
{ 3 } - Proceeding on the basis of a fundamental commitment to God and to human persons (including oneself) according to their God-given human nature.
{ 4 } - Excluding any actions that are contradictory (i.e. intrinsically evil) to the fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
{ 5 } - Considering how one's own motives and other circumstances may contribute to or nullify the effectiveness of these possible actions as a means to fulfill one's fundamental commitment to God and human persons.
See p. 190.
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