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On theism, why do humans have moral duties even if there are objective moral values?
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RE: On theism, why do humans have moral duties even if there are objective moral values?
(May 20, 2022 at 11:59 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: However, it doesn’t come close to addressing the OP’s question, which is ‘Why, on theism, do humans have a moral duty to be good?’. (Bold mine)

Thank you for pointing that out. Many of the answers here haven't answered my question, which was "Why, on theism, do humans have a moral duty to do good or be good other than for a selfish interest in going to heaven or avoiding hell?". Most replies here answered some other question.
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RE: On theism, why do humans have moral duties even if there are objective moral values? - by Pnerd - May 21, 2022 at 10:56 am

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