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William Lane Craig vs Shelly Kagan: 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?

In the absence of God, morality turns out to be just a human convention or illusion. Traditionally, objective moral values have been based in God, who is the highest good. On atheism, I can't see any reason to think that human well-being is objectively goodany more than insect well-being and dog well-being.

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