3.1 How do we know right from wrong?

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Themes to inspire 1 Ch.3

- Knowledge check p.58;  

- activity B p.61 nr 1.

- activity C p.61 nr. 1.

Lesson objectives

- you eflect on the origin of feelings about right and wrong

- you can explain what conscience is

- you can apply ahimsa, 10 commandments and the buddist guiding principle to situations in your own life

in your breakoutroom....

'chair(man)': oldest; 'language bobby': youngest

compare your interviews about 'right / wrong'

writer1: one scenario about whom everybody agreed;

writer2: scenario where opinions were very different

which words are related to 'conscience'

How do people know they have a conscience?

write a situation which is 'right' for some but 'wrong' for others

Do criminals have a conscience?

Yes, they just ignore it

No, they haven't

They used to have it but lost it during their crimes

They do, but it works differently

They do have a conscience but it doesn't work well

Read page 62-63

think of a few situations in your own life

try to apply the 4 guiding principles.

Do they 'work'  for you?

Does the Buddhist double principle 'work' for you?

Would 'ahimsa' work for you?

Would the "10 commandments" work for you?