Can morality exist without God or the belief in God? This question has been discussed time and time again throughout history, with different views and opinions. In my view, you do not need to have a ...
A 2018 debate involving DePauw philosophy professor Erik Wielenberg over the question of whether objective morality requires the existence of God has been turned into a book. “A Debate on God and ...
Whether one can be good without God is an ancient philosophical debate pitting secular humanism against belief in God.
I was pleased that my Oct. 10 opinion piece was used by Lou Matz’s University of the Pacific philosophy class to generate discussion on the morality of abortion, a topic introduced in his Moral ...
This is Part 2 of a series on moral relativism. The previous article can be found here. Lack of virtue. Moral relativism is based on individual preferences. Exactly who would do the nominating who for ...
The world is increasingly embracing diversity—religious, cultural, and political diversity, for example. Embracing diversity means being more tolerant to differences between individuals and groups, ...
Also, my argument has always been that morals are both subjective and objective. That the distinction between subjective and objective isn't an either or; something can be both at the same time.
“In the beginning was the Word.” Where I’m from, Texas, most kids recognize this opening line of the Gospel of John by the time they’re five: God’s verbal transmutation of chaos into order.
COMMENTARY: Something serious does seem to be afoot with this papacy that differs markedly from its predecessors, and that ‘something’ is a revolutionary change in moral theology. Pope Francis gives ...