RE: Evil is evidence for God
August 17, 2010 at 11:26 pm
(This post was last modified: August 17, 2010 at 11:29 pm by Justtristo.)
(August 17, 2010 at 3:01 am)rybak303 Wrote: I have heard the following argument used for the existence of God. Since I doubt anyone will say that the actions of Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer are not truly evil then I say the following makes a good argument. What are your opinions?
1. If God does not exist, objective moral values do not exist.
2.Evil Exists.
3.Therefore, objective moral values exist (some things are truly evil).
4.Therefore, God exists.
I would reply by asking what behavior is evil and why such behavior is considered evil. Those two rules above can be the base of a very effective moral system which does not need divine fiat to be established and maintained.
My definition of evil is behavior which breaks the following basic moral rules; the golden rule and first do no harm. However for Christians, especially Muslims the definition what is evil behavior is very different, in Islam it is basically anything Allah has declared haram or not allowed.
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