Re: Premises and Morality

Russell Stewart (diamond@rt66.com)
Mon, 30 Jun 1997 09:45:14 -0600

>To summarize: You have not shown logical inconsistency in the
>assertion of transcendent, objective, absolute moral standards
>starting with Biblical Christian presuppositions concerning God.

Let me reiterate why I do not find it logically consistent.

First is the initial premise, or assumption -- that God exists
and He wants us to behave in a certain way. OK, I'll accept that.
As I have pointed out before, every argument depends on a starting
premise.

Following from this premise, we go directly to another subjective
assumption: that humans *should* follow God's wishes. Why? Because,
that's why.

Or, simplified, it is thus:

1. [Premise] God exists and wants us to behave this way.

2. Therefore, we should behave this way.

I really don't see how or why I am supposed to take this as a logically
compelling argument.

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Tautology
(n) See truism.

Truism
(n) See tautology.