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Module $: Morality,
Culture, and Religion
Ampong, Mark Louis A.
2019-01764
Imagine that God appeared in all media outlets. We
all folt that the person in our seroens is God. Thoro Sean
is ne room or doubt forhis grace made vs fee that || | What “God” asks me to do. 1 have my
he is indoed God, and we ean no longer question | | | Principles and beliefs, which makes me who |
whether he is the real one or not. He started to | | | O™. and that is not to cause harm to the
‘speak and said that killing, adultery, stealing, and People around me. intentionally doing
disrespect are actually good and that we can only violence isn't something that was taught to
reach heaven it we have done so. will you kill, | | | me and is really something | cannot do, |
commit adultery, steal, and disrespect others? grew up in an environment full of love and
support, and that is what I want to stick for
the rest of my life. Also, because my faith, |
know that God wouldn't ask me to do that. |
will live my life according to my own will,
‘and spread nothing but love and peace.
Securing a spot in heaven is indeed a
beautiful thing to hear and feels so
reassuring. However, I'd still opt not to do
Question 2 Q
Though all things are permitted, 1 will stil
Fyodor Dostoyevsky once claimed that ‘if } | not choose to steal money from banks. God
there is no God, then all things are | | | isn't the only one governing my life. | have
permitted.” Imagine that you wake up | | | ™Y wn thinking and my own principles. |
Euddenly having @ strong belief in the | | | Will not definitely do anything against my
: will. Also, the sudden thought that God
teat clei cocdoe oot neien doesn't exist is just temporary; maybe when
Will you start stealing money from banks? | wake up the other day, I'd think different.
Why or why not? But most importantly, | know in myself that.
it is just a test of faith and that God
wouldn't want me to do that. A hardwork-
eared money, without causing harm to
others, will always be valuable to me rather
than getting money from stealing,