They way I look at it, is that goodness is something spiritual that is tied to your spiritual value. We value people who good and we believe their goodness increases their value. This shows we inherit our actions and that there is a metaphysical reality to our actions and soul. The nature of goodness is spiritual, and hence it proves a spiritual reality. It's nature is also eternal and proves an eternal reality and origin. All possible goodness levels are only possible because there is ultimate goodness which is the basis to all possible levels.
To me this is a manifest fact. I've debated the issue here from different angles. I believe our rights derive from spiritual value, and spiritual value of ours derives from ultimate value. There being possible levels of spiritual value to the extent there is no limit to it, is only due to ultimate value as it's basis.
Ultimately the world trial and the evils and tribulations of this world is so we inherit spiritual value of love, honor, and goodness. The beauty in such souls that inherit good actions is worth the trial specially since the trial is only temporary and is nothing when compared to eternity.
Goodness is a proof of God because it's his light and stems from eternal reality. It manifests spiritual value which is metaphysical and living reality, not just a mere concept within our minds.
An argument I've never seen a good refutation to:
If God can determine morality to be anything he wants, then it would be arbitrary.
Morality is not arbitrary.
Therefore God cannot determine morality to be anything he wants.
This shows morality is eternal, because if God couldn't create it from nothing and determine it, then neither can evolution as he can create evolution.
Morality must exist with a mind.
An Eternal mind therefore exists.
To me this is a manifest fact. I've debated the issue here from different angles. I believe our rights derive from spiritual value, and spiritual value of ours derives from ultimate value. There being possible levels of spiritual value to the extent there is no limit to it, is only due to ultimate value as it's basis.
Ultimately the world trial and the evils and tribulations of this world is so we inherit spiritual value of love, honor, and goodness. The beauty in such souls that inherit good actions is worth the trial specially since the trial is only temporary and is nothing when compared to eternity.
Goodness is a proof of God because it's his light and stems from eternal reality. It manifests spiritual value which is metaphysical and living reality, not just a mere concept within our minds.
An argument I've never seen a good refutation to:
If God can determine morality to be anything he wants, then it would be arbitrary.
Morality is not arbitrary.
Therefore God cannot determine morality to be anything he wants.
This shows morality is eternal, because if God couldn't create it from nothing and determine it, then neither can evolution as he can create evolution.
Morality must exist with a mind.
An Eternal mind therefore exists.
