Moral Argument

Moral Argument

Aquinas' Fourth Way And the Moral Argument   

• We experience things that are noble, true and good
•  These things must take their reality from things that are more noble, true and good. 
• To avoid an infinite regression, we must conclude that there is something that is the most noble, true and good.
• This is what we call "God".
• We as humans are all striving to be perfect - "God Like" - Aquinas

Some Philosophers believe that Moras are the source of God  

• 1. Morality may be God's commands. While this may be true, it adds nothing to a discussion of God's existence! (e.g. The Ten Commandments, which are given by God to the Hebrew people).
• 2. Morality may come from an objective examination of the social systems and structures that people construct and develop to order and regulate their environment. These rules may be absolute, in the sense that they apply to everyone everywhere. (e.g. The sense of justice that…