Why the moral argument for God's existence fails
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Here I explain what's wrong with the moral argument for God.Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreasonIf you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josephcschmidOUTLINE00:00 Intro1:14 Overview of criticisms16:40 Different kinds of arguments18:43 Morality is independent of God’s stances23:16 Why is it so effective?26:50 Euthyphro dilemma38:31 Bruteness48:37 A trilemma for the moral arguer51:09 Essences under naturalism53:12 Wielenberg’s view59:33 But some atheists disagree with me!1:05:43 Animal morality1:11:20 Evolutionary debunking1:22:44 Q and ALINKS(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/10.1007/978-3-031-19313-2THE USUAL...Follow the Majesty of Reason podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nda5uNcGselvKphtKSKvHJoin the Discord and chat all things philosophy! https://dsc.gg/majestyofreasonMy website: https://josephschmid.comMy PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/joseph-schmid