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Saturday, April 9, 2011

God and Morality

Premise 1) If God is the source of all morality, then either goodness is whatever God wills it to be, or goodness is independent of God.  Premise 2) God is the source of all morality.  Therefore goodness is either whatever God wills it to be or goodness is independent of God.

Premise 1) Goodness is either whatever God wills it to be or goodness is independent of God.  Premise 2) It is not independent of God.  Therefore, goodness is whatever God wills it to be.

Premise 1) If goodness is whatever God wills it to be, then humans must not be able to make independent judgments when they are defining morality in on and of themselves without God.  Premise 2) Goodness is whatever God wills it to be.  Therefore, humans are not capable of making independent moral judgments when they are defining morality in and of themselves without God.

Premise 1)If  humans are not able to make independent judgments when they are defining morality in and of themselves without God, then it is impossible for them to follow God for moral reasons.  Premise 2) Humans are not able to make independent judgments when they are defining morality in and of themselves without God.  Therefore, it is impossible for humans to follow God for moral reasons.