Here I explain what's wrong with the moral argument for God.
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OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
1:14 Overview of criticisms
16:40 Different kinds of arguments
18:43 Morality is independent of God’s stances
23:16 Why is it so effective?
26:50 Euthyphro dilemma
38:31 Bruteness
48:37 A trilemma for the moral arguer
51:09 Essences under naturalism
53:12 Wielenberg’s view
59:33 But some atheists disagree with me!
1:05:43 Animal morality
1:11:20 Evolutionary debunking
1:22:44 Q and A
LINKS
(1) The original video with @intellectualcatholicism: https://www.youtube.com/live/eScm9Aoc05E?si=jxnqALAx9wxj3UJK
(2) A brief survey of literature criticizing Craig-style moral arguments: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xjweiT6HE9kNVsWJeqVxpGekrWpnddnXiZryKSAZcJI/edit?usp=sharing
(3) The notes I used in this video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O-VhI6Tt7c6l6bB-rineREWtAKkdooBj/view
(4) Moral Arguments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkaUcAQpHXN9ZNF2RxZLe7U_
(5) Response Videos playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkaNtpoOwEZm9fuJq423BUrW
(6) The video from @TruthUnites to which I'm responding:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFXWmadid0
(7) My Springer book: (a) https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Inertia-Classical-Theistic-Proofs/dp/3031193148/ (b) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19313-2
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