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On theism, why do humans have moral duties even if there are objective moral values?
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On theism, why do humans have moral duties even if there are objective moral values?
I was listening to William Lane Craig's moral argument. Even if we grant him that God exists and objective morality exists and god is the basis of objective morality, why do humans have moral duties? Why do we have to be good and do good other than for a selfish interest in going to heaven? He just claims that we do have moral duties (just like he claims by fiat that objective moral values exist). But why, on theism, do humans have a moral duty to be good?
"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?"
– Douglas Adams
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On theism, why do humans have moral duties even if there are objective moral values? - by Pnerd - May 19, 2022 at 8:11 pm

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