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    Conscience is defined as the practical judgment of reason that determines whether an act is good or bad. It examines actions and passes moral judgment on them, approving of good acts and reproaching bad ones. There are different types of conscience, including correct conscience, which accurately judges morality, and erroneous conscience, which makes incorrect judgments. A certain conscience is assured in its decisions, while a doubtful conscience is uncertain. A scrupulous conscience is overly strict in avoiding evil, while a lax conscience refuses to properly distinguish right from wrong.

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    Conscience is defined as the practical judgment of reason that determines whether an act is good or bad. It examines actions and passes moral judgment on them, approving of good acts and reproaching bad ones. There are different types of conscience, including correct conscience, which accurately judges morality, and erroneous conscience, which makes incorrect judgments. A certain conscience is assured in its decisions, while a doubtful conscience is uncertain. A scrupulous conscience is overly strict in avoiding evil, while a lax conscience refuses to properly distinguish right from wrong.

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    Conscience is defined as the practical judgment of reason that determines whether an act is good or bad. It examines actions and passes moral judgment on them, approving of good acts and reproaching bad ones. There are different types of conscience, including correct conscience, which accurately judges morality, and erroneous conscience, which makes incorrect judgments. A certain conscience is assured in its decisions, while a doubtful conscience is uncertain. A scrupulous conscience is overly strict in avoiding evil, while a lax conscience refuses to properly distinguish right from wrong.

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    Conscience

    Conscience
    -is defined as an act of the practical judgment of
    reason either the performance or the omission of an
    act. It is the proximate norm of morality. It is
    proximate because it is what directly confronts an
    action as good or bad.
    - its function is to examine , to judge , and to pass a
    “sentence” on all moral actions.
    Conscience
    *After the commission of an act, conscience assumes the role of approving or
    reproaching.

    *A reproving conscience is called guilty conscience.

    - guides man to seek the good of his nature.

    - The main function of conscience is to determine what ought to be done in a


    given situation.

    -Conscience is described as a “little voice” inside our mind telling us


    what to do; sometimes we picture conscience as an inner police officer or as a
    parent tapes.
    Conscience
    In moral theology: Conscience is the “secret
    core and sanctuary” of our self which must
    not be violated. Each is bound to follow his
    conscience faithfully in all his activities so
    that, he may come to God, our last end.
    Therefore, one must not be forced to act
    contrary to one’s conscience.
    KINDS OF CONSCIENCE:

    1. Correct or true conscience


    -judges what is good as good and what is evil as evil.
    *It is correct conscience which tells that getting the
    property of another without consent is stealing.
    *It is also correct conscience which judges that we
    ought to pay our debts.
    KINDS OF CONSCIENCE:
    2. Erroneous or false conscience
    -judges incorrectly that what is good is
    evil and what is evil is good.
    *It is erroneous conscience which tells
    the husband to have a mistress, since it
    is the macho thing to do.
    KINDS OF CONSCIENCE:
    3. Certain conscience

    -is a subjective assurance of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of a certain


    act.

    -this implies that the person is sure of his decision.

    * A policeman is sure that killing the suspect; is the best alternative under
    the principle of self-defense, whereas such killing is in fact unnecessary.

    * Many theologians believe that a certain conscience should always be


    followed. This is to preserve the integrity of the human reason.

    *One would therefore contradict his certain conscience is morally guilty.


    KINDS OF CONSCIENCE:
    4. Doubtful conscience
    -conscience that is not certain (changed mind often,
    fluctuate).
    -Is a judgment in which the agent is aware of the
    possibility of error.
    -Unable to form definite judgment on a certain action.
    *A doubtful conscience must first be allowed to settle its
    doubt before an action is performed.
    KINDS OF CONSCIENCE:
    5. Scrupulous conscience
    -is a rigorous (strict, precise) extremely afraid of
    committing evil.
    *A scrupulous conscience is meticulous and wants
    incontrovertible proofs
    before it acts.
    KINDS OF CONSCIENCE:
    6. Lax Conscience tends to follow the easy way and afraid of committing evil.

    -is one which refuses to be bothered about the distinction of good and
    evil.

    -It rushes on and is quick to justify itself. (impulsive- “bahala na” )

    -Judges without sufficient reason that a certain action is not, or is only


    slightly sinful.

    *The usual causes of lax conscience are;

    -poor education

    -dealing with depraved people

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