Ethics Without GodPemberton, 1973 - 103 من الصفحات Contrary to the claim of many defenders of religion, the author argues that morality cannot be based on religion. If anything, the opposite is partly true, for nothing can be God unless he or it is worthy of worship, and it is our own moral judgment which decided such worth. Men can and do have purposes in a godless world. What we need to ask is whether there is any good sociological or psychological evidence to show that people will despair, lose their sense of identity and purpose, if they are not followers of Christ. |
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Morality and the Will of God | 1 |
Religious versus Secular Morality | 22 |
Humanistic Ethics | 48 |
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