04 Apr '06 16:56>
Originally posted by Conrau KI mean no offense but huh? This doesn't seem to make sense.
And why would you ignore your conscience?
If you say there is a reason as to why a person would ignore their conscience then you preclude that this person could have done otherwise. I do not wish to become embroiled in a debate on free will but I fail to see why a conscience implies free will.
Also, I did not say that we are controlled by our conscienc ...[text shortened]... r both questions, which would be an interesting comment to make on people such as pedophiles).
Yes it does.
I have a question, what about people with no conscience?
According to Christian theology, that is an oxymoron. You cannot be a person and not have a conscience. This is one of the defining attributes placing humanity above the rest of the animal world.