Atheism and morality

[genkaus]

But I've made the argument lots of times and it bears no resemblance to the arguments you are attributing to me. For instance, I have never said 'god must exist'. I am saying that morality presupposes a god. If I am correct one could run one of either of these arguments:

1. Morality requires a god
2. Morality exists
3. A god exists

or

1. Morality requires a god
2. No gods exist
3. Morality does not exist.

Personally, I think the first argument is overall more plausible than the second. But note, the claim that morality requires a god is strictly compatible with atheism. So at no point have I argued that a god must exist.

You may have repeated the argument many times - its still wrong. Morality neither presupposed nor requires a god.

Re 'normative' morality. A 'normative' moral theory is a theory about what morality instructs us to do and be. It is NOT a theory about what morality 'is'.

A 'metaethical' theory is a theory about what morality 'is'.

I am arguing for a metaethical position known as a divine command theory.

I am saying nothing about which acts are right and which ones wrong. That's a matter a normative moral theory tackles. Divine command theory is compatible with all normative moral theories.

That would be wrong as well. The divine command theory is incompatible with moral subjectivism, cultural relativism, ethical egoism, virtue ethics, utilitarianism , objectivism etc. Not only do these normative moralities not require the command theory, they are antithetical to it.