RE: Morals
December 1, 2009 at 2:37 pm
(This post was last modified: December 1, 2009 at 2:37 pm by Purple Rabbit.)
Rockthatpiano06,
I think there is an obvious other angle to counter the argument. Your 'guy' is using an ethical argument (relativism leads to nazism and we don't like that) to derive from it that moral must have divine origin. This is a basic misstake, known as the naturalistic fallacy. The fact that some explanation has more esthetic appeal can never be a causal explanation of why things are what they are.
I think there is an obvious other angle to counter the argument. Your 'guy' is using an ethical argument (relativism leads to nazism and we don't like that) to derive from it that moral must have divine origin. This is a basic misstake, known as the naturalistic fallacy. The fact that some explanation has more esthetic appeal can never be a causal explanation of why things are what they are.
"I'm like a rabbit suddenly trapped, in the blinding headlights of vacuous crap" - Tim Minchin in "Storm"
Christianity is perfect bullshit, christians are not - Purple Rabbit, honouring CS Lewis
Faith is illogical - fr0d0
Christianity is perfect bullshit, christians are not - Purple Rabbit, honouring CS Lewis
Faith is illogical - fr0d0
