Bible Morality Quiz

Theism foundation for morality

god’s nature and character

humanism morality

human well being, reason, and concern for other

nihilism morality

no objective moral truths

Dr.Craig on why God provides a sound foundation for morality

if god does no exists, we may still have moral feelings and follow moral rules. No adequate foundation for objective moral values and duties

Dr.Kurtz response to Dr.Craig

moral argument for the existence of God

If God does not exists, objective moral values and duties do not exist.
objective moral values and duties do exist
therefore, God exists

why we know moral law exists

universal moral beliefs, moral disagreements, moral criticism, and moral obligations

how do 2 maps of scotland illustrate the existence of a moral law

maps can be compared against a standard of accuracy, human behavior can be compared against a standard of right and wrong

Moral absolutism

some moral truths are true regardless of what a person or society believes

moral relativism

moral judgements depends on a person’s perspective or a culture’s standards

how differences in cultural greetings fail to prove moral relativism

differences in customs or etiquette
different cultural practices do not automatically mean that moral truth itslef is relative

why americans no longer burn witches prove moral relativism

moral beliefs can change over time without the truth about morality changing

lewis wolpert’s darwinian explanation of morality

humans who cooperate with one another may be more successful at surviving than humans who never cooperate

How does Dr. Craig respond to the claim that people cannot be moral without believing in God?

does not claim that athetists cannont behave morally or that people must believe in God to know right or wrong
His argument is God is the ultimate foundation of objective moral values and duties

Why does Craig argue that a Darwinian view of morality is not objective?

evolution alone does not provide a sufficient foundation for objective moral duties
if selfishness benefited an organism in a particular situation, that would not automatically make selfishness morally right.

What morality did Hitler promote in Mein Kampf, and how did he use natural selection to justify the Holocaust?

promoted racist, antisemitic, and ultranationalist beliefs. he used natural selection to present racial hierarchy and domination as natural or desirable.

What is the logical problem of evil, and why has it been largely abandoned by philosophers?

the existence of evil is logically incompatible with the existence of an all powerful, all knowing, and perfectly good God.
If god is all powerful, he can prevent evil

What is the probabilistic problem of evil?

the amount and kinds of suffering in the world makes God’s existence less likely

What is God's relationship to logical impossibilities according to C. S. Lewis and others?

omnipotence means God can do anything that is logically possible, not that God makes contradictions true.

How does Louis de Molina reconcile free will and predestination?

God knows what people will freely choose, God’s knowledge does not itself force them to make those choices

How does Christianity address the emotional problem of suffering?

christianity address the emotional problem of evil through God’s presence, Jesus’ suffering, compassion, and hope, and the promise of ultimate justice and restoration

sound deductive argument

valid and true premises

who made God

God does not begin to exists and therefore does not require a creator in the same way that things that begin to exist do.

first cause

proposed as uncaused, beginninglass, poweful, and not an ordinary physical object within the universe

fine tuning

The universe's physical constants appear compatible with life within specific ranges; theists argue this supports design.