tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post112189130124441826..comments2023-08-05T21:48:58.831-04:00Comments on Philochristos: Conversations with Angie: If there is no God, then there are no objective moral valuesSam Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884738370893218595noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post-35212777023801782002009-05-02T09:40:00.000-04:002009-05-02T09:40:00.000-04:00Michael, you seem to have a very common misunderst...Michael, you seem to have a very common misunderstanding of what I'm arguing here. I'm not arguing that you have to <I>believe</I> in God before you can <I>believe</I> in objective moral values. I'm arguing that God must <I>exist</I> before there can <I>be</I> objective moral values.Sam Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884738370893218595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post-40008998583277761312009-05-02T07:48:00.000-04:002009-05-02T07:48:00.000-04:00I have to respectfully disagree. I am a Buddhist a...I have to respectfully disagree. I am a Buddhist and do not hold to the idea of a creator God, yet I live my life in a moral fashion due in part to the values my family passed on to me and also due to the Buddhist creed of "Do no harm". I would also like to put forth this, If the only reason your being moral / good is because your God told you too and put in place consequences to make sure you follow through then are you really a good person or just afraid of the possible punishment ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262110217152920116noreply@blogger.com