THEOLOGY 1000 2020
Assignment 10: A Closer Look on Freedom In the Insight: God on the Dock
Name: Rio Awitin
Write Yes or No on each of the following statements based on the film in relation to the Church’ reflection on Freedom.
Church Reflection
on Freedom
God created man a rational being,
conferring on him the dignity of a
person who can initiate and control
his own actions. CCC 1730
Man is rational and therefore like
God; he is created with free will and
is master over his acts ,St. Irenaeus
Freedom is the power to act or not
to act, and so to perform deliberate
acts of one's own.
Freedom attains perfection in its
acts when directed toward God, the
sovereign Good
Freedom makes man responsible for
his acts to the extent that they are
voluntary
Human acts, that is, acts that are
freely chosen in consequence of a
judgment of conscience, can be
morally evaluated
Every act directly willed is imputable
to its author
An action can be indirectly voluntary
when it results from negligence
regarding something one should
have known or done
An effect can be tolerated without
being willed by its agent
For a bad effect to be imputable it
must be foreseeable and the agent
must have the possibility of avoiding
it
The exercise of freedom does not
imply a right to say or do everything
Date submitted: September 11, 2020
Implication to the insight about Human Freedom in the Film Yes/No
1. Did God who created humans with intellect and will deserve blame No
for human acts of violence?
2. Isn’t freedom a sign of God’s love for humans? Yes
3. Did Mr. Gary Schneider reasonable enough to hate God for the No
death of his wife?
4. Were those responsible for dumping chemical wastes that cause Yes
cancer and eventually death of Mrs. Schneider used their freedom
wisely?
5. Can they be held responsible for her death and the suffering of the No
bereaved family?
6. Was Dr. Carlin’s indifference against the hypocrisy of religious No
persons enough reason for her not to care believing in God?
7. Was Dr. Carlin’s dedication for the poor children in the third world a Yes
path towards the perfection of her freedom?
8. Was Mr. Quinlan morally responsible for his daughter’s decision to Yes
run away from home?
9. Was Karen responsible for the abortion of her own child? No
10. Was the abortion of Karen’s child a human act on the part of Mr. Yes
Quinlan?
11. Can a medical practitioner may invoke his/her religious freedom to No
refuse assisting abortion?
12. Did God will the existence of humans? Yes
13. Did God cause human suffering by creating them with freewill? No
14. Do you think the Church agrees with Dr. Carlin when she attributed Yes
to the negligence of political authorities, the poverty of people and
the suffering of poor children?
15. Is suffering and poverty an option for most people in the third Yes
world?
16. Was the cause of death of Mrs. Schneider imputable to the Yes
owners of factories who failed to manage their waste-materials?
17. Was Mr. Quinlan imputable for the bad effects of discriminating Yes
the people with color as demonstrated in his relationship with
his daughter?
18. Was Karen Quinlan hurt by her father’s discrimination of her Yes
colored boyfriend?
19. Is God retaliating human aggression as demonstrated in the film? No
20. Are we free to hurt other people by demeaning words and Yes
violent actions?