William. L Craig (Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California) argues that objective morality requires a theistic base. In the process of so arguing, Craig commits a variety of errors, false assumptions, invalid inference, and offers a rather weak argument. I will show this by a two-part critique of his article.
In a long article, “The Indispensability of Theological Meta-ethical Foundations for Morality,” William. L Craig (Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California) argues that objective morality requires a theistic base. In other words, without God humans do not have an objective basis for moral values and moral judgments. In the process of so arguing, Craig commits a variety of errors, false assumptions, invalid inference, and offers a rather weak argument.
Active imaginations; many gods: Over the millennia, humans have created thousands of supernatural belief systems and have worshipped everything from the Egyptian scarab beetle to the Hindu elephant; from the Sun god to gods of the seasons, to mother Earth; from sex gods and goddesses to spirit trees, to scary mythical creatures, to everything being god. In fact, the idea of monotheism, one god, was a relatively recent invention in a very long history.
What the world would be like if man never invented religion nor needed a god to believe in? Some think that the world societies would simply fall apart with no religion to guide them. As it looks from my point of view, religion divides much more than it unites. It might unite small communities in times of trouble or despair, but taking a look at the larger picture, its divides entire cultures – which is much more dangerous than dividing small communities.
How many times have you heard that you shouldn’t discuss sex, religion, or politics in mixed company? I like talking about religion, but sometimes it is difficult to maintain civil discourse in a ‘one on one’ or small group setting. People become emotional and tempers tend to flair. Thus, I thought I should express my views about religion in the form of a letter.