Defending the Life of the Unborn Part 4

I am continuing to post answers to common objectives by Scott Klusendorf (see part 3).

“There’s no good moral argument for making research cloning illegal.” Reply:  The key moral issue in cloning is not how a human being comes into existence, but how we treat that human being once life begins. In order to perfect [...]

Moral Ignorance among American Youth

Dennis Prager recently wrote an article on why Americans can’t think morally[1].  He based his article on an academic study by David Brooks.  Brooks surveyed American youth, ages 18 to 23, on the issue of morality.  What he found was young people today make moral decisions based on individual choices; what they feel like doing [...]

Hero of Moral Relativism: The Joker

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Today I was watching the movie “Dark Knight” and I realized the Joker was the great hero of moral relativism. Why is he the greatest example of moral relativism? It is because his only rule is there are no objective rules; he does what his heart desires. The moral relativist does what he [...]

Do Objective Morals Exist? Part 14

In my final installment on objective morality, let me conclude with a very practical summary.
If you want to converse with a moral relativist you need to understand…
What is moral relativism?
Remember moral relativism teaches that right and wrong is determined by the beliefs of an individual or society.  The majority of relativists believe society determines morality.
How [...]

Do Objective Morals Exist? Part 13

The last objection to objective morality is…
3.     Morality evolved
People who believe in the theory of evolution make a case that morality is simply a matter of genetics.  There are major problems with this viewpoint.  According to this view, natural selection works in the genes.  Morality can be explained mechanistically through chance genetic mutations and [...]

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