Universal, objective moral values exist. Let me explain what I mean by universal and objective. Universal means applying to all people in all places at all times. Objective means independent of what human beings think. It is obvious that universal, objective moral values exist. Here is an example of a universal, objective moral value: Torturing babies for the fun of it is morally wrong.
Universal, objective moral values come to us in the form of commands. They specify what we ought to do or what we ought not to do. Universal, objective moral values cannot come from impersonal things. Impersonal things cannot specify what people ought to do. They cannot tell give people any duties or moral obligations. Universal, objective moral values come from a personal being who has legitimate authority. A person with no authority cannot obligate you to do something.
Universal, objective moral values must come from a personal being who has authority over all people in all places at all times. No mere human being has authority over all people in all places at all times. No nation, culture, or society has authority over all people in all places at all times. The personal being who has authority over all people in all places at all times is called "God."
What do you think of the above argument? How can it be strengthened? What objections can be made against it?
Universal, objective moral values come to us in the form of commands. They specify what we ought to do or what we ought not to do. Universal, objective moral values cannot come from impersonal things. Impersonal things cannot specify what people ought to do. They cannot tell give people any duties or moral obligations. Universal, objective moral values come from a personal being who has legitimate authority. A person with no authority cannot obligate you to do something.
Universal, objective moral values must come from a personal being who has authority over all people in all places at all times. No mere human being has authority over all people in all places at all times. No nation, culture, or society has authority over all people in all places at all times. The personal being who has authority over all people in all places at all times is called "God."
What do you think of the above argument? How can it be strengthened? What objections can be made against it?
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