A young christian woman asks the question "Without god, how can you have any morality?" Most of the audience laughs since they have heard this a million times. But it is NOT a stupid question, it is a very good and difficult question. I reminded the audience that many atheistic philosophers agree with the assumption of her question. They agree that without God there are no objective moral facts. In fact, one-third of philosophers think there are no objective moral facts. That’s no laughing matter. This is a paraphrasing of a blog post that I think really hits the nail on the head when dealing with this question from theists. The main part to look at is in the second to last sentence. "..there are no OBJECTIVE moral facts." That, right there, is the basis of this question being asked. You see, even from my own christian upbringing, I can say that this is the reason why Christians do not trust the morality of atheists and those without an absolu...
One word, one phrase. That's all it takes to send your mind in a million different directions. But what is the right word? What is the right phrase? That's the Sparkk.