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It seems they are steadfastly grounded in their conscience; yet, because they don't see another country's perspective and are afraid of noticing their own foolishness, they stubbornly persist in their adopted opinions.

Now, it appears that all the stated things in humans are truly so and treated voluntarily, it shows that all our thinking, doing, and willing, we find within us a certain consciousness or awareness, which we commonly call conscience. And it is certain that without that consciousness, we cannot claim to understand or desire anything. Therefore, conscience should be considered a kind of light, whereby our spirit is aware of everything, or through which our spirit not only understands, chooses, or thinks, but also knows that it understands, chooses, and thinks. That's why it is a witness with us, namely with our spirit, as mentioned. Romans 9:1. Just as no one knows what a person is, except the spirit of the person who dwells within him. 1 Cor. 2:11.

The dispute among the scholars, over erring and not erring of conscience, has persistently lasted a long time, and due to the ignorance of some passionate people in our native city, often resulting in shame, coming from listening to the preaching benches, originates – as far as we assess – from some eloquent debaters mixing the simple nature of conscience with the other faculties of the soul, namely with the will and the use of understanding and imagine showing knowledge alongside mere awareness, which mostly comes from judgment and perception.

The Human has a Conscience of his deeds.

And what that is.

Origin of the False Feelings of the Erring Conscience.