RE: what are we supposed to say again when christians ask us where we get our morality?
July 4, 2014 at 4:36 am
The point is that morality is based on standards that differ with individual, culture, and time.
The rules of mathematics and logic are thought up by rational beings like us, but they are at least based on nature and empirical observations. They do not differ with individual opinions, cultural beliefs, or zeitgeist of the time.
Also, when William Lane Craig argues about a distinction between moral ontology and moral epistemology, I find this to be a big red herring because the nature of morality is dependent on what you believe about it anyway. So there may be a distinction in meaning, but in the case of morality, is not a good counter argument to keep using whenever someone brings up moral issues that were once condoned in the past (such as slavery).
The rules of mathematics and logic are thought up by rational beings like us, but they are at least based on nature and empirical observations. They do not differ with individual opinions, cultural beliefs, or zeitgeist of the time.
Also, when William Lane Craig argues about a distinction between moral ontology and moral epistemology, I find this to be a big red herring because the nature of morality is dependent on what you believe about it anyway. So there may be a distinction in meaning, but in the case of morality, is not a good counter argument to keep using whenever someone brings up moral issues that were once condoned in the past (such as slavery).
