Reading Time: 16 minutes This post was recently posted on Facebook by someone I know and I was added to the link. I want to deal with this here because it is not only something this other person does all the time, but it is a really common occurrence when arguing about morality and moral claims. I have talked about […]
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The Evolution of Morality and Theistic Evolutionists
Reading Time: 7 minutes “It wasn’t God who introduced us to morality; rather, it was the other way around. God was put into place to help us live the way we felt we ought to.” – Frans de Waal In my previous article, I wrote about how morality (or at least the mechanics of morality) are clearly evolved and […]
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My Atheistic Moral Philosophy; Objective, Subjective and Theistic Morality
Reading Time: 22 minutes As promised, here, finally, is a hopefully succinct synopsis (ha, er, impossible) of my moral philosophy. In setting it out, I will also counter positions adopted and claimed by theistic thinkers and apologists (am I implying apologists aren’t thinkers?). Let’s set out the basics. What is morality? Generally, the study of morality is split into three […]
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Summary of My Moral Positions (and Atheism)
Reading Time: < 1 minute I will soon be writing more about the ontology and exact positions of my moral philosophy. In the meantime, here is a synopsis and set of links for some of my moral writing: Atheists and Morality: Defining Our Terms Atheists and Morality: On Christian Theories of Ethics Atheists and Morality: Moral Oughts Christians, Their Morality […]
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More on “Objective” Morality
Reading Time: 7 minutes I recently posted a piece on objective morality in response to Jeremiah Traegar’s article here at ATP. In discussing my response elsewhere, there were the following points that I would like to deal with here in order to kill two birds with one philosopher’s stone. My original quotes are in italic, with the commenter’s comments in […]
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My Views on “Objective” Morality
Reading Time: 5 minutes Jeremiah Traeger, here at ATP, recently posted on objective morality and referenced my beliefs in this context, especially regarding conceptual nominalism. I will look to succinctly set out my beliefs here again to stimulate some discussion. What is a conceptual nominalist? Let me elucidate: Abstract Objects Abstract objects are incredibly important aspects within the context […]
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Dan Fincke on moral objectivity
Reading Time: 8 minutes Dan Fincke, blogger and philosopher over at the Patheos atheist channel at Camels With Hammers is always producing great content. With his permission, I am reblogging a really good piece on the term “objective” which gets bandied around with wild abandon. I am not a fan of it since, as a conceptual nominalist, mind independent abstract ideas beg for a Platonic realm of sorts, such that objective rather begs the question.
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The Christian Poses Tough Questions to the Atheist (3 of 3)
Reading Time: 5 minutes We conclude our analysis of ten tough questions that a Christian thinks will stump the atheist. This time: objective moral truth, the priority of humans over other forms of life, and the Problem of Evil.
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Explanation for Objective Morality? Another Fail.
Reading Time: 4 minutes In my never-ending quest to find a reasonable defense for the Christian claim of objective morality, I consider the argument of another apologist.
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Frank Turek’s Criminally Bad C.R.I.M.E.S. Argument: Morality
Reading Time: 4 minutes Turek makes the popular mistake of confusing “morality” and “objective morality.” A dictionary would clear up a lot of Turek’s confusion.