Debating Atheists, Priestly Celibacy, and More (William Lane Craig) | Ep. 189
Pints With Aquinas
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The Moral Dilemma of Liesing
I want to get your take on lying. Aquinas is very clear that it's never permissible to lie using sort of natural law theory. My inclination is to say that lying can be morally justified in certain circumstances because of our duty to a higher moral law. And so it would be better to lie to the Gestapo police at the door than to surrender the Jewish family in your cellar over to them by saying yes, we've got some hiding in the basement.
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