Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism?

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God's nature is The Good (as the greatest conceivable being) and those properties simply determine what goodness is. So if God = The Good, to restate the dilemma would “Is The Good, good because it creates The Good or because it recognizes The Good?” Well, neither one – The Good is good because it is The Good. It does not make sense to ask this further--to keep pushing it back.

Police: "How did you get in here? Did you come in the door or the window?"

Best of all possible burglars: "No, neither is true. I'm here because it's my character. It doesn't make sense to ask this further, to keep pushing back.