Moral knowledge and the existence of god
In this essay, I argue that, all else being equal, theism is more probable than naturalism on the assumption that human beings are able to arrive at a body of moral knowledge that is largely accurate and complete. I put forth this thesis on grounds that, if naturalism is true, the explanation of the...
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2023
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 94, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-42 |
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Moral Realism
B Ethics B Theism B Evolutionary Debunking Arguments B moral skepticism B Natural Theology B Metaethics B Theistic arguments |
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