Larry Taunton from Fixed Point, a group that organizes Christian v. atheist debates, was on John Stossel tonight. His topic was morality. He started off by summarizing the moral argument. He stated that men like Polpot, Hitler, and Stalin were evil because of their atheism. Christians were moral.
Atheists have no fear of consequences in the after life while Christians know of judgement.
Just as the Crusades hijacked Christianity, Eugenics hijacked atheism.
"All men are created equal" can only be reasonable in light of a Creator.
Essentially, the moral argument is along these lines:
If common objective moral values exist then there must be a Giver of the common objective moral values.
Common morality exists.
Therefore, a giver exists.
Of course, this means that the values are wired within us.
This is why we know that murder, stealing, adultery, etc. is wrong. The Ten Commandments do not instill this in everyone, but reinforce them to the readers.
The moral argument is a very compelling part of a best explanation case for the God we worship. Why is it that this is so often missed by well-schooled
Atheists have no fear of consequences in the after life while Christians know of judgement.
Just as the Crusades hijacked Christianity, Eugenics hijacked atheism.
"All men are created equal" can only be reasonable in light of a Creator.
Essentially, the moral argument is along these lines:
If common objective moral values exist then there must be a Giver of the common objective moral values.
Common morality exists.
Therefore, a giver exists.
Of course, this means that the values are wired within us.
This is why we know that murder, stealing, adultery, etc. is wrong. The Ten Commandments do not instill this in everyone, but reinforce them to the readers.
The moral argument is a very compelling part of a best explanation case for the God we worship. Why is it that this is so often missed by well-schooled