RE: On theism, why do humans have moral duties even if there are objective moral values?
May 19, 2022 at 8:31 pm
(May 19, 2022 at 8:11 pm)Pnerd Wrote: I was listening to William Lane Craig's moral argument. Even if we grant him that God exists and objective morality exists and god is the basis of objective morality, why do humans have moral duties? Why do we have to be good and do good other than for a selfish interest in going to heaven? He just claims that we do have moral duties (just like he claims by fiat that objective moral values exist). But why, on theism, do humans have a moral duty to be good?
You answered it yourself - humans are required to behave morally because God said so. No other justification is needed.
Boru
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