I find contractarianism to be a satisfactory starting point, but like all models it is useful but limited in explanatory scope and power.
Traditional arguments for god being the source of morality are blunted by the meta-ethical argument for atheism. The theist escapes only by claiming god is good by definition. But no-one knows what this means and it fails to give any causal mechanism.
Traditional arguments for god being the source of morality are blunted by the meta-ethical argument for atheism. The theist escapes only by claiming god is good by definition. But no-one knows what this means and it fails to give any causal mechanism.
"I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence"...Doug McLeod.
