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Is God Necessary for Morality?

In the Arena: The Debates and Lectures of William Lane Craig

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Is God Necessary for Morality?

i hope we can make some real progress in understanding the nature of moral value. The question before us to night is whether god is necessary for morality. i'm going to argue that my position on this issue is a more pious position than doctor craig's. But let me back up. Maybe some people are surprised just to learn that atheists ever believe, or that they can believe, that there are objective moral truths. I also believe that if one any of these things going on, one has a sober moral obligation to try to stop them. So do i think these matters are objective? Yes, in at least three senses of objective. And it's actually a complicated philosophical issue exactly what it

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