Strengths of Egoism Weaknesses of Egoism

Describe Religious Authority
When religious people are faced with making moral decisions they rely on the
teachings of their faith. They try to find some answers or guidelines in
their holy books or they try to find out what their religious leaders have to
say about the issue a religious person has to be decided upon.
Religious people will make decisions based on their faith as they want to
please God in all their actions in life. They believe this will be best for them
in this world and in any existence after death.
Strengths of Religious Authority
• Teachings of a religious authority will decide on what is best for the
whole of the community and not just the individual.
• Religious people will usually find it easy to make a decision on moral
issues since their religious authority gives them clear guidance on such
issues.
Weakness of Religious authority
• A religious person may not have the same freedom or choice as a nonreligious
person when deciding about a moral issue. This can also lead
to a lack of flexibility in responding to moral issues.
Explain the Importance of Moral Stances
Moral Stances are important because:
We make our decisions in life according to our moral stances
These moral stances are things we believe in
They guide us in all our decision-making
They help us to understand other people’s point of view