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In this series of theological terms, we have names of some traditional arguments used to justify belief in the existence of God. There is disagreement about the validity and usefulness of these proofs.

Moral Argument

An argument for the existence of God drawn from the existence of human morality, either as objective moral obligation (moral law), or subjective moral standards (conscience).

From C. S. Lewis, making a moral argument in Mere Christianity:
If there was a controlling power outside the universe, it could not show itself to us as one of the facts inside the universe—no more than the architect of a house could actually be a wall or staircase of fireplace in that house. The only way in which we could expect it to show itself would be inside ourselves as an influence or a command trying to get us to behave in a certain way. And that is just what we do find inside ourselves. Surely this ought to arouse our suspicions? In the only case where you can expect to get an answer, that answer turns out to be Yes….

Do not think I am going faster than I really am. I am not yet within a hundred miles of the God of Christian theology. All I have got to is a Something which is directing the universe, and which appears in me as a law urging me to do right and making me feel responsible and uncomfortable when I do wrong.

Learn more:

Greg Koukl: Evil as Evidence for God
Peter Kreeft: Twenty Arguments for the Existence of God

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Filed under Apologetics

This series of theological terms was suggested by Kim of Hiraeth.

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