Ley natural > Razones de la oposición moderna a la ley natural > Razones de orden moral
RESUMEN:
Las razones de orden moral se pueden resumir en el dicho popular: "si no vives como piensas, terminas pensando como vives". La gente tiende a excusarse por la debilidad de su comportamiento. Le falta la sinceridad de la aceptación de su error.
Las razones de orden moral se pueden resumir en el dicho popular: "si no vives como piensas, terminas pensando como vives". La gente tiende a excusarse por la debilidad de su comportamiento. Le falta la sinceridad de la aceptación de su error.
TEXTUAL:
It is not only philosophical assumptions and the weak mind that generate a resistance to the light of the natural law, but also the deformations or rather the lack of formation and of support of the will, which generate this resistance. The reason may see, even clearly, the truth of a moral challenge, and yet the person may refrain from adhering to it, precisely because what is missing is the moral stamina that would permit the creative and mature free choice of the "verum bonum," as it has been truly seen. And when moral truth has been rejected, primarily due to moral weakness, the intellect then easily succumbs to the temptation of retreating from truth and to the espousing of confused relativist and skeptic theories that would justify the previously made decision to escape from the known truth.
In this context, it is good to remember the words of St. Paul who wrote about the depravity of men who keep truth imprisoned in their wickedness. For what can be known about God is perfectly plain to them since God himself has made it plain. Ever since God created the world, his everlasting power and deity -- however invisible -- have been there for the mind to see in the things he has made. That is why such people are without excuse: They knew God, and yet refused to honor him as God or to thank him; instead, they made nonsense out of logic and their empty minds were darkened. The more they called themselves philosophers, the more stupid they grew (Romans 1:18-22).
It is not only philosophical assumptions and the weak mind that generate a resistance to the light of the natural law, but also the deformations or rather the lack of formation and of support of the will, which generate this resistance. The reason may see, even clearly, the truth of a moral challenge, and yet the person may refrain from adhering to it, precisely because what is missing is the moral stamina that would permit the creative and mature free choice of the "verum bonum," as it has been truly seen. And when moral truth has been rejected, primarily due to moral weakness, the intellect then easily succumbs to the temptation of retreating from truth and to the espousing of confused relativist and skeptic theories that would justify the previously made decision to escape from the known truth.
In this context, it is good to remember the words of St. Paul who wrote about the depravity of men who keep truth imprisoned in their wickedness. For what can be known about God is perfectly plain to them since God himself has made it plain. Ever since God created the world, his everlasting power and deity -- however invisible -- have been there for the mind to see in the things he has made. That is why such people are without excuse: They knew God, and yet refused to honor him as God or to thank him; instead, they made nonsense out of logic and their empty minds were darkened. The more they called themselves philosophers, the more stupid they grew (Romans 1:18-22).
FUENTE:
GIERTYCH, Wojciech: 4 Resistance to natural law ethics
GIERTYCH, Wojciech: 4 Resistance to natural law ethics
FUENTE AMPLIADA:
GIERTYCH, Wojciech: "Problems and Prospect" on Natural Law Ed. , Roma, 3000 (2007)
GIERTYCH, Wojciech: "Problems and Prospect" on Natural Law Ed. , Roma, 3000 (2007)
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