God the Creator and Meaning of Biblical Creation Accounts
Many today believe that “images” and “symbols”, especially in scripture, are vessels for emotions or ways of hiding the truth of things. The Catholic Church, in her art, architecture, and way of speaking, disagrees. How does Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (future Pope Benedict XVI) explain the ways “images” and “symbols” must be read as signs of a deeper reality? How do images and symbols, especially those of the creation accounts, help us understand the deeper meaning in Genesis?
Respond to one of these prompts
PROMPT #1: ROBOT PERSONS. Should we allow robots to become moral agents and thus persons? Explain your answer.
PROMPT #2: MORAL RESPONSIBILITY. When there are crashes involving driverless cars, who should be held responsible? Explain your answer.
PROMPT #3: TROLLEY PROBLEM. What would you do in the Bystander at the Switch scenario? (A) Throw the switch in order to maximize well-being (five people surviving is greater than one.) (B) Not throw the switch because that would be a form of killing, and killing is inherently wrong. Explain and defend your answer.