Ordinary Morality Implies Atheism

European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 1 (2):107 - 126 (2009)
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Abstract

I present a "moral argument" for the nonexistence of God. Theism, I argue, can’t accommodate an ordinary and fundamental moral obligation acknowledged by many people, including many theists. My argument turns on a principle that a number of philosophers already accept as a constraint on God’s treatment of human beings. I defend the principle against objections from those inclined to reject it

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Stephen Maitzen
Acadia University

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