Objective
Moral values and
Argument duties
Introduction
Moral arguments take either the existence of morality or some specific feature of morality to imply the existence of God. It is only if God exists, the moral argument suggests, that the moral facts could be as they are, or even that there could be any moral facts at all. There are several different forms of moral argument, here We’ll focus on a simple form.
(1) Objective moral valuers and duties exist
(2) But if God did not exist, objective moral values and duties would not exist.
(3) Therefore, God exists
Introductory Videos
Essential Books
A great introductory book on apologetics and recommended for beginners. This book introduces you to the moral argument on how to state and defend it. This book also comes with a study guide
Level: Beginner
If you have read on Guard, then this is the level up and may feel like quite a leap in terms of depth. Here you will get a fuller, more in depth case and defence of the arguments with also a more in-depth analysis of the opposing theories. This book also comes with a study guide
Level: Intermediate
A level up from Reasonable Faith book and is very much aimed at scholars and serious students of natural theology. If you want to get into the serious arguments defending Christianity, this is the place to look, but be prepared for a complex read, even if you’re quite comfortable with the moral argument material so far.
Level: Advanced
Video Lessons
Taken from Defenders, William Lane Craig's class on the Moral argument in five lessons
Key talks
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The Moral Argument – InspiringPhilosophy vs Cosmic Skeptic
Is Moral Realism True? & Is The Moral Argument Sound? Inspiring Philosophy Vs. Skylar Fiction
The Moral Argument for God – John Cranman & Cory Markum
Is WLC’s Moral Argument Sound? – Jeffery Jay Lowder & Wade Tisthammer
The Conditional Premiss of the Moral Argument – Peoples, Rauser, Hannestad, Moore
God and Objective Morality – Dr. William Lane Craig vs Dr. Erik Wielenberg (Debate 2018)
If God Is Dead, Is Everything Permitted? – William Lane Craig vs. Torbjorn Tännsjö:
Is God Necessary for Morality? William Lane Craig vs Shelly Kagan Debate
Accusation: ‘Morality is a by-product of evolution’ is not an objection to the moral argument
Isn’t it objectively true that I hold my own subjective moral values?
Do differences in moral opinions entail moral subjectivity
Can acts of love earn us a place in heaven?
Richard Dawkins inconsistent view of morality
Without God, morality is merely a socio-biological adaptation
The existential longing for perfect moral goodness
Are moral values abstract objects?
How do you identify objective moral values
On atheism there are no objective moral standards
Moral values are objective regardless of how we come to know them
Response to Neitzsches critique of Christian morality
Did God command genocide in the bible?
Does it matter if premise 1 in the moral argument is counterfactual?
Can we demonstrate that objective moral values exist to a Nihilist who claims the are illusory?
Statement: There’s a difference to Absolute and objective moral values
Can’t moral values be grounded in society
Does God have to be good or are things good because God says so?
Moral accountability in society
Moral code or just moral opinions
Are morals the result of social conditioning
What is the Euthyphro dilemma?
No free will = no moral responsiblity
Name a moral Acton a Christian committed that an atheist can’t
Can science determine moral and ethical values?
What good is morality in light of immorality?
How do you know objective morality is based on God?
Is morality purely conditional?
Can there be objective morality outside of God?
Where do objective morals originate in the universe?