Does the Euthyphro Dilemma Apply to Evolutionary Ethics?

Post Author: Bill Pratt  One of the most popular, but misguided, challenges that atheists fling at theists is Plato’s Euthyphro Dilemma. I have written about why this is no dilemma at all for theists in other blog posts, so I won’t cover that ground again now. Philosopher Matt Flannagan, though, has introduced a new wrinkle … Continue reading Does the Euthyphro Dilemma Apply to Evolutionary Ethics?

In What Sense Is God the Good?

Post Author: Bill Pratt  Classical Christian theism affirms that God is the Good. David Baggett and Jerry Walls explain that in some important sense we wish to argue that God just is the ultimate Good. This view . . . has a venerable history within Christianity. Thomists, Anselmians, theistic Platonists, and theistic activists, including such … Continue reading In What Sense Is God the Good?

Is God the Source of Morality?

Post Author: Bill Pratt Christians assert that God is the only source of morality.  Wanting to reject this assertion, atheists sometimes offer a counter-argument which claims to invalidate the Christian God as the source of morality. The challenge is often referred to as the Euthyphro Dilemma because it was first raised in Plato’s dialogue Euthyphro.  … Continue reading Is God the Source of Morality?