She said that her belief
in objective moral truths had caused her to question her atheism.
Not exact matches
In what is called an abductive approach, the method is to look at the various secular and naturalistic ethical theories in a generous way, but then to show just how inadequate they are in giving grounding for objective moral trut
In what is called an abductive approach, the method is to look at the various secular and naturalistic ethical theories
in a generous way, but then to show just how inadequate they are in giving grounding for objective moral trut
in a generous way, but then to show just how inadequate they are
in giving grounding for objective moral trut
in giving grounding for
objective moral truth.
• the capacity to reach
objective and universal
truth as well as valid metaphysical knowledge; • the unity of body and soul
in man; • the dignity of the human person; • relations between nature and freedom; • the importance of natural law and of the «sources of morality,»... • and the necessary conformity of civil law to
moral law.
Just as
in scientific discussion, which makes no sense without a presupposed
truth,
moral inquiry has no point apart from a presupposed
objective right.
It may even make more sense to discuss with theists who believe
in objective truth and universal
moral norms rather than with the dictators of relativism.
In addition to the Qur» an's primary aim of revealing religious and moral truths, there arc secondary objectives designed to strengthen faith in the Creator or to support the faithful in their hop
In addition to the Qur» an's primary aim of revealing religious and
moral truths, there arc secondary
objectives designed to strengthen faith
in the Creator or to support the faithful in their hop
in the Creator or to support the faithful
in their hop
in their hope.
So there is the patina of an intellectual claim allowing a priori dismissal of religious
truth claims — «all
truth is relative» — there is the
moral claim that seeks to silence and exclude — «if you affirm
objective truth then you are perforce intolerant and therefore immoral» — combined with the easy - going neglect
in daily life of the implications of the first two currents.
They're free - floating labels — and very easily abused — unless they're rooted
in a permanent order of
objective moral truth.
No matter how trivial it might seem, homeopathy provides a
moral test because it functions as a litmus test for belief
in objective truth.