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The Moral Argument for God
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RE: The Moral Argument for God
(December 3, 2015 at 6:18 pm)athrock Wrote: I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this discussion, but here goes...

I've been looking at arguments for and against the existence of a "supreme being", and I'm focused on the moral argument at the moment. There are numerous versions, but a simple wording of it looks like this:

1. If objective moral values and duties do not exist, then God does not exist.
2. Objective moral values and duties do exist.
3. Therefore, God exists.

The logic of the argument is solid, so any disagreement must involve the definitions of the terms, one or more of the two premises themselves (of course), or both.

So, what do you think about this argument, and how would you go about dismantling it?

Thanks.
Try some substitution:


1. If objective moral values and duties do not exist, then mile long cigar smoking butterflies do not exist.
2. Objective moral values and duties do exist.
3. Therefore, mile long cigar smoking butterflies exists.
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The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 3, 2015 at 6:18 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Jackalope - December 3, 2015 at 6:21 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 4, 2015 at 8:30 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Whateverist - December 4, 2015 at 9:08 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Joods - December 8, 2015 at 12:36 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Joods - December 3, 2015 at 6:29 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Chad32 - December 3, 2015 at 6:29 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Simon Moon - December 3, 2015 at 7:04 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 4, 2015 at 2:27 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Simon Moon - December 4, 2015 at 4:04 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 5, 2015 at 5:28 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Grandizer - December 5, 2015 at 7:19 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 4, 2015 at 12:29 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Chad32 - December 4, 2015 at 12:44 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 5, 2015 at 4:37 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Simon Moon - December 3, 2015 at 6:42 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 4, 2015 at 12:43 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by brewer - December 3, 2015 at 7:14 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 5, 2015 at 12:00 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by henryp - December 5, 2015 at 12:49 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Grandizer - December 5, 2015 at 1:04 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by henryp - December 5, 2015 at 1:08 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 6, 2015 at 9:48 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Grandizer - December 6, 2015 at 11:10 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by brewer - December 5, 2015 at 5:21 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mister Agenda - December 7, 2015 at 12:55 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by henryp - December 3, 2015 at 7:35 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Neo-Scholastic - December 3, 2015 at 9:52 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by thool - December 4, 2015 at 8:14 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by tkolter - December 22, 2015 at 6:51 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Alex K - December 4, 2015 at 9:22 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 5, 2015 at 1:06 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Grandizer - December 5, 2015 at 1:10 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Alex K - December 5, 2015 at 7:26 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 6, 2015 at 4:25 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Angrboda - December 6, 2015 at 4:52 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mister Agenda - December 7, 2015 at 1:05 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Ben Davis - December 4, 2015 at 10:06 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Longhorn - December 4, 2015 at 10:48 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Alex K - December 4, 2015 at 11:30 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by dyresand - December 4, 2015 at 11:39 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Chad32 - December 4, 2015 at 11:50 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by dyresand - December 4, 2015 at 12:19 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mister Agenda - December 4, 2015 at 12:35 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 5, 2015 at 4:26 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mister Agenda - December 7, 2015 at 1:26 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mister Agenda - December 4, 2015 at 12:55 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Whateverist - December 4, 2015 at 12:57 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Pat Mustard - December 9, 2015 at 6:34 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 5, 2015 at 5:10 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mister Agenda - December 7, 2015 at 1:37 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mister Agenda - December 4, 2015 at 1:04 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Whateverist - December 4, 2015 at 1:06 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Chad32 - December 4, 2015 at 2:51 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by TheRealJoeFish - December 4, 2015 at 3:03 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by TheRealJoeFish - December 4, 2015 at 3:02 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Chad32 - December 4, 2015 at 3:04 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by henryp - December 4, 2015 at 5:36 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Simon Moon - December 4, 2015 at 5:56 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by henryp - December 4, 2015 at 6:56 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mister Agenda - December 7, 2015 at 12:43 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Simon Moon - December 7, 2015 at 5:03 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by RoadRunner79 - December 5, 2015 at 1:07 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Grandizer - December 5, 2015 at 10:03 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by RoadRunner79 - December 5, 2015 at 11:30 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Grandizer - December 6, 2015 at 11:07 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by RoadRunner79 - December 6, 2015 at 12:09 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Grandizer - December 6, 2015 at 1:01 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by LostLocke - December 5, 2015 at 12:34 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by henryp - December 5, 2015 at 12:55 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by LostLocke - December 5, 2015 at 10:36 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by henryp - December 5, 2015 at 11:32 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mister Agenda - December 7, 2015 at 12:52 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by TheRocketSurgeon - December 5, 2015 at 9:32 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by RoadRunner79 - December 5, 2015 at 11:25 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Angrboda - December 5, 2015 at 1:45 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by FatAndFaithless - December 5, 2015 at 4:34 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Chad32 - December 5, 2015 at 4:54 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by IAOALGIV - December 5, 2015 at 10:37 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by IAOALGIV - December 5, 2015 at 11:30 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by brewer - December 6, 2015 at 11:29 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Chad32 - December 6, 2015 at 11:38 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by brewer - December 6, 2015 at 12:55 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Longhorn - December 6, 2015 at 5:18 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by brewer - December 7, 2015 at 2:43 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 6, 2015 at 8:13 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Esquilax - December 6, 2015 at 5:06 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 6, 2015 at 9:25 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Ben Davis - December 7, 2015 at 7:45 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Esquilax - December 7, 2015 at 12:59 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 7, 2015 at 2:19 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by henryp - December 7, 2015 at 2:55 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Jenny A - December 7, 2015 at 5:12 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Wyrd of Gawd - December 7, 2015 at 1:42 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 7, 2015 at 11:25 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by IATIA - December 7, 2015 at 11:39 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Grandizer - December 7, 2015 at 11:50 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 7, 2015 at 1:11 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Vincent - December 8, 2015 at 12:50 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Vincent - December 7, 2015 at 3:31 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Nay_Sayer - December 7, 2015 at 8:29 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by TheRocketSurgeon - December 7, 2015 at 9:03 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mister Agenda - December 7, 2015 at 1:52 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 7, 2015 at 7:35 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Jackalope - December 7, 2015 at 7:46 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 9, 2015 at 10:57 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by henryp - December 9, 2015 at 2:09 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Jackalope - December 9, 2015 at 5:41 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 10, 2015 at 6:43 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by IATIA - December 10, 2015 at 8:11 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 11, 2015 at 9:10 am
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mr.wizard - December 11, 2015 at 6:38 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by IATIA - December 12, 2015 at 12:36 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mr.wizard - December 12, 2015 at 1:26 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by brewer - December 12, 2015 at 9:07 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by brewer - December 10, 2015 at 8:34 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by brewer - December 11, 2015 at 5:37 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Vincent - December 10, 2015 at 11:26 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 11, 2015 at 9:52 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mudhammam - December 11, 2015 at 5:45 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Angrboda - December 11, 2015 at 6:42 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Vincent - December 11, 2015 at 11:47 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Pat Mustard - December 13, 2015 at 5:50 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 13, 2015 at 11:15 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Vincent - December 14, 2015 at 4:30 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Pat Mustard - December 13, 2015 at 5:41 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Simon Moon - December 7, 2015 at 10:04 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Chad32 - December 7, 2015 at 7:52 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by The Grand Nudger - December 9, 2015 at 3:57 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Pat Mustard - December 9, 2015 at 3:57 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mudhammam - December 10, 2015 at 11:32 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by The Grand Nudger - December 11, 2015 at 9:12 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 11, 2015 at 10:25 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by The Grand Nudger - December 11, 2015 at 9:18 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by The Grand Nudger - December 11, 2015 at 10:19 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 11, 2015 at 10:52 am
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by The Grand Nudger - December 12, 2015 at 9:05 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Mudhammam - December 12, 2015 at 12:49 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by brewer - December 12, 2015 at 7:35 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 12, 2015 at 8:47 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by brewer - December 13, 2015 at 11:17 am
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Jackie - December 13, 2015 at 12:19 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 15, 2015 at 1:49 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Vincent - December 15, 2015 at 2:11 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Vincent - December 15, 2015 at 8:04 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Heat - December 15, 2015 at 10:01 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Heat - December 15, 2015 at 3:31 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Edwardo Piet - December 19, 2015 at 4:01 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by The Grand Nudger - December 15, 2015 at 5:48 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 18, 2015 at 11:18 am
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Whateverist - December 18, 2015 at 12:46 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Pat Mustard - December 19, 2015 at 12:33 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Divinity - December 18, 2015 at 12:09 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Divinity - December 18, 2015 at 1:38 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 18, 2015 at 1:50 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 22, 2015 at 1:26 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Pat Mustard - December 22, 2015 at 1:33 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by robvalue - December 22, 2015 at 12:56 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by TheRocketSurgeon - December 22, 2015 at 1:34 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 22, 2015 at 2:23 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Vincent - December 22, 2015 at 4:17 pm
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RE: The Moral Argument for God - by athrock - December 22, 2015 at 3:23 pm
RE: The Moral Argument for God - by Pat Mustard - December 22, 2015 at 6:59 pm
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