Vol. 3, No. 3, June – August 2015.
Joe Hester
ISSN 1352-4624
http://fssh-journal.org
SCIENCE, RELIGION, AND ETHICS
JOE HESTER*
In our time ethics has been subjected to scientific analysis, a religious call to
arms, and political maneuvering all of which have caused a blurring of the
edges of right and wrong. This confusion has also made ethics dominantly
pragmatic (practical) and issue-oriented as we emotionally respond to concerns
such as abortion, gun control, and same-sex marriage, etc. Responding to issues
is one thing; understanding the values involved is another. If ethics and morals
seem complex and convoluted concepts, it’s because our values overlap and
continue to rub against each other in uneasy affiliations. The struggle to
understand these shifting moral currents poses a difficulty that is sometimes
unrecognized. Dialogue is imperative for understanding and moral clarity. To
accomplish this task we must place personal values in a larger context of
morality and everyday ethics with the goal of developing more civil families,
institutions, and communities. Understanding and respect will provide a
foundation for moral reasoning that encourages discussion and about
what we deem important in our lives, nation, and world. Read entire article:
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