tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post2890674227229172996..comments2023-10-25T14:20:11.408-05:00Comments on RHOBLOGY: More with BurkRhologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-52470681007274969612009-09-16T07:41:07.135-05:002009-09-16T07:41:07.135-05:00doesn't tell us anything other than 'good ...<i>doesn't tell us anything other than 'good is good' really</i> <br /><br />That's not what it says at all. It says "*God* is good, and there's no objective good if not Him". <br /><br />Euthyphro is not a dilemma for the Christian in terms of irresolvable (God commands things b/c they're good, and good things are good b/c they are in line with His nature; thus, shortened, He commands that which is in line with His nature), and I've discussed the evil God idea here a few times before.Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-15657833457036873522009-09-16T04:35:53.197-05:002009-09-16T04:35:53.197-05:00as evidence against your worldview and for mine. Y...<i>as evidence against your worldview and for mine. Your actions indicate my view is right.</i><br /><br />No they don't - it only provides evidence at best (assuming your point 1 is correct for argument's sake) that people think inconsistently sometimes or are guilty of wishful thinking<br /><br />Someone thinking inconsistently or wishing for something to be true when it's not doesn't change any facts about reality <br /><br />eg let's say there's no God and no standard for morality on atheism. If someone then says 'X is always wrong', does that prove<br /><br />a. their assertion is wrong, or<br />b. God suddenly exists because they mistakenly think there is, or would like there to be, an objective morality?<br /><br />It's quite clearly a, not b that is correct here.<br /><br />As for point 2 - you'd need to prove that rather than assert it. Given things like the Euthypro dilemma (your 'God's nature' response is just a tautology and doesn't tell us anything other than 'good is good' really, so it's not much of an explanation), the 'Evil God' thesis, problem of evil and so on that's easier said than done.Dr Funkensteinnoreply@blogger.com