The Moral Epistemological Argument for Atheism
Numerous supposed immoral mandates and commands by God found in religious texts are introduced and discussed. Such passages are used to construct a logical contradiction contention that is called the moral epistemological argument. It is shown how there is a contradiction in that God is omnibenevole...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2015]
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| In: |
European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 121-142 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theism
/ Ethical conflict
/ Epistemic modal logic
/ Atheism
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism |
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| Summary: | Numerous supposed immoral mandates and commands by God found in religious texts are introduced and discussed. Such passages are used to construct a logical contradiction contention that is called the moral epistemological argument. It is shown how there is a contradiction in that God is omnibenevolent, God can instruct human beings, and God at times provides us with unethical orders and laws. Given the existence of the contradiction, it is argued that an omnibenevolent God does not exist. Finally, this contention is defended from several objections. |
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| Reference: | Kritik in "On an Alleged Proof of Atheism (2015)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v7i1.133 |