1. Are there other ways that the word "natural" is used to justify a particular way of behaving? How do these approaches compare to the theory of Aquinas?
2. Think of human laws that are proper extensions of the natural law. Explain how this is so.
3. Are there other forms of harm , sort of killing another person, that may be taken as a violation of the natural inclination to preserve one's being? Justify your answer.
4. Are there current scientific developments that challenge the understanding of nature presented by Aquinas? Like for example in biology.
5.  Is it possible to maintain a natural law theory without believing in the divine source? Why or why not?

ACTIVITY 4

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the paragraph below and answer the following questions. Present your answers in a minimum of 5-minute creative video presentation and upload it to the group page.

1.  

We find the lines blurred between fact and fiction, between news reports and advertisements. We are accustomed to hearing and reading fake news. We are inundated by figures and statistics that we can barely comprehend, much less confirm. We are told to consider alternative facts and to not take seriously everything we might hear our political leaders say. We read and revel in and then repost the most hyperbolic and hysterical statements without asking ourselves whether we or anyone else should reasonably maintain this. We are in the "post-truth" era.

The label of "post-truth" means that we are more and more becoming habituated to disregard or at least to devalue the truth. It is a tendency to think of truth as insignificant in view of other concerns. This is a significant question in the field of media ethics, as practitioners in that field - (news reporters, writers, investigative journalists, and advertisers - ought to ask the question as to what extent the integrity of their work might be compromised in view of other interests, such as popularity, profit, higher viewership, or stronger sales. Yet, this issue is not limited to people working in media. It should be recognized as relevant by anyone who makes use of social media, caught up in statements and exchanges of dubious worth. It should be considered by anyone who wants to take seriously Aquinas' claim that reason and concern for truth are what make us human. 

• Go online and look for an instance of what might be "fake news". See whether you are able to determine the veracity of the news report. Detail your findings and opinions.

II.

• Reconcile these two topics: the discussion of autonomy and the duty to "speaking truth to power". Suppose you are already working for a company and your boss says that you should offer a bribe to government agent to obtain permit to build and operate a factory in province? What should do? What are your alternatives if you believe that it is wrong to bribe government agencies?