The problem with morality is this: you can't prove that anyone behaves better if they are closer to a supreme dictator than if not.
You must point out a divine sanction that a person of faith can make that I cannot also make.
However, if you look at evil acts, such as genital mutilation, these are almost exclusively religious in nature.
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ReplyDeleteThe issue isn't making it, it is what the moral imperative is grounded in.
ReplyDeleteHitchens constantly makes this claim... Craig should answer..
ReplyDeleteWOWZER.
ReplyDeleteIts hard to believe he can say this with a straight face, oblivious to the blatant contradiction he is making.
ReplyDelete"you can't prove that anyone behaves better if they are closer to a supreme dictator than if not."
ReplyDeleteWhat?! Calomie88 - perfect response!
haha... I keep looking at the youtube link even though I've seen it...
ReplyDeleteMakes funny debate commentary.
Red haring.
ReplyDeletethe point is you recognize because they are objectively founded...
ReplyDeleteis hitchens refering to circumcism as genital mutilation? if so is he aware that scientific studies in Africa show a medical benefit (rducees the chance of getting HIV by 50%) oops.... Hitchens needs to check up on facts.
ReplyDeleteAtheists like Hitch can certainly recognize moral truths, but that's not in question. Hitch must provide an adequate grounding for those truths, and so far he hasn't.
ReplyDeleteNice, Cory. . . Nice.
ReplyDeleteHitchens claiming acts of "Evil" when all of that is just motion and matter to him. It is pointless.
ReplyDeleteI once used the video I posted in a response to a myspace blog, where my arguments went 'right over their heads.'
ReplyDeleteIt seems like Hitchens has missed the point of the moral argument by saying that it is not necessarily true that religious people are more moral than non-religious people. My understanding of the argument is that objective moral values exist, therefore a "law-giver" must exist.
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