(February 7, 2015 at 7:01 am)Parkers Tan Wrote: No. You don't seem to understand that it isn't his lies that are onstage right now, but your defense of them. The fact that you are defending his lying undermines the moral argument for your faith, because you are clearly basing you argument on material practicalities.
If you were a moral Christian, you would condemn lying, no matter the cost or benefit.
I'm not defending Ham's lies. I am saying they are irrelevant in regards to the merits of his case against the state.
If you were a moral atheist, you would condemn lying, no matter the cost or benefit. But instead you defend lies told by other atheists. You are not of moral character.