Not sure that being christian/â theist is a slam dunk, for reasons that start with euthyphro⊠i.e. Is God following an already objective morality (in which case being theist doesnât helpâmorality would be the same whatever God did), or does God somehow make a particular morality objective (in which case you can still askâwhy that one rather than another?).
Yeah thatâs a good question. I would have thought both of those options would mean that morality was objective still? Even if the objectiveness seemed pretty arbitrary and we could ask why.
From my perspective the morality stems from who God is, and is baked into the fabric of the universe. From a biblical perspective on one level God âisâ love, and truth, and wisdom, and the universe came out of that objective reality. Then there is no other morality that exists.
Understanding and living by that morality though is a while nother matter.
I feel a bit like a kindergarten student here, to I should probably just be quoting some boss theologian...
Yeah thatâs a good question. I would have thought both of those options would mean that morality was objective still? Even if the objectiveness seemed pretty arbitrary and we could ask why.
Oh yeah for sure, I think my argument (if right) means more that being a Christian/âtheist doesnât let you skip any steps, you still have to argue why morality is objective.
But I think the God = love, truth, wisdom = objective reality thing might sneak you out of Euthyphro. Not sure, and also not a boss theologian lol.
Not sure that being christian/â theist is a slam dunk, for reasons that start with euthyphro⊠i.e. Is God following an already objective morality (in which case being theist doesnât helpâmorality would be the same whatever God did), or does God somehow make a particular morality objective (in which case you can still askâwhy that one rather than another?).
Yeah thatâs a good question. I would have thought both of those options would mean that morality was objective still? Even if the objectiveness seemed pretty arbitrary and we could ask why.
From my perspective the morality stems from who God is, and is baked into the fabric of the universe. From a biblical perspective on one level God âisâ love, and truth, and wisdom, and the universe came out of that objective reality. Then there is no other morality that exists.
Understanding and living by that morality though is a while nother matter.
I feel a bit like a kindergarten student here, to I should probably just be quoting some boss theologian...
Oh yeah for sure, I think my argument (if right) means more that being a Christian/âtheist doesnât let you skip any steps, you still have to argue why morality is objective.
But I think the God = love, truth, wisdom = objective reality thing might sneak you out of Euthyphro. Not sure, and also not a boss theologian lol.