| o_O.Q said: it does because without god objective morality cannot exist |
When God takes action does he have a definition of morality which he appeals to?
Or is God himself the definition of morality?
If God appeals to morality, then morality is beyond even him, and thus morality cannot come from God. If objective morality cannot come from God, and if objective morality cannot exist without God, then objective morality cannot exist period.
If God himself is the definition of morality, then anything God does becomes moral. Morality is now arbitrarily defined by God's actions.
If morality is arbitrarily defined by God's actions then God is moral by default. If God is moral by default, then Jesus' sinlessness on the cross is not a result of his moral virtue, but a result of the way in which morality is arbitrarily defined. If someone's goodness is based not on their actions, but on who they are, then morality is not an equal measuring stick that can be applied equally to all, and thus not objective.
So to summarize...
1. If God appeals to morality, then objective morality cannot exist. If Objective morality cannot exist then it does not exist.
2. If God defines morality with his actions, then morality is not objective. If morality is not objective then Objective Morality does not exist.
The only escape from this dilemma is to say that Objective Morality can exist without God. But that would refute your original point. Which is my point. :P
