16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: After reading Ablaze With His Glory by Del Fehsenfeld, I was convicted about something. When I filled out the paperwork to get my driver's license, I lied and said that I had never used drugs. I'm thinking I should go confess. … [Read more...]
Morality – Part 4: Evolution and Subjectivity
In my last post I described the Euthyphro Dilemma and explained why morality cannot possibly come from a god. Now I'm going to explain where morality actually comes from. The answer is twofold. Evolution Morality is an emergent aspect of social animals. The phrase … [Read more...]
Morality – Part 3: The Euthyphro Dilemma
In my last post I explained why the existence of objective moral values would not prove the existence of god and why divine command theory is a dangerous idea. But the idea that morality comes from god raises another issue, one that goes all the way back to Plato. If you … [Read more...]
Morality – Part 2: Divine Command Theory
In my last post I dealt with the second premise of the moral argument for god's existence--that morality is objective and absolute--by explaining that we are not born with a moral code and that the idea of objective moral values is a contradiction in terms. Non Sequiturs and … [Read more...]
Morality – Part 1: Objective Moral Values
Morality is one of the most hotly debated topics among theists and atheists. I believe there are two major reasons for this: It's incredibly complicated and therefore confusing, and it affects the way we live our lives and treat one another. It could be argued that nothing is … [Read more...]