RE: The Struggle to do Good
June 7, 2020 at 6:29 am
(This post was last modified: June 7, 2020 at 6:35 am by brokenreflector.)
(June 7, 2020 at 6:26 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: you are a moral subjectivist.
False.
Quote:-and that's a subjectivists objection.
False.
Who or what told you that X is objectively wrong if it causes harm? This should be good.
(June 7, 2020 at 6:28 am)Nomad Wrote: Because you've admitted a) that morality is a subjective matter
False.
Quote:b) denied that god decides morality.
True.
Quote:Therefore by your own logic, there must be a being greater than god
False and non-sequitur. God's moral values come from His own existence and not from any decision.
(June 7, 2020 at 6:27 am)Deesse23 Wrote: Do you need a deity to stop you from killing, regardless it's existence? I am not asking if you think a god (must) exist, but if you have the desire to kill.
We both need God for our existence and nature; and our nature comprises our biological makeup, spiritual makeup, moral intuitions, and faculties. And God doesn't stop people from killing because that'd infringe upon the free will that He has given us.