David John Wellman | The Moral Argument for God, and Why it Fails @DavidJohnWellman | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
"Are you sure we should be paying attention to these guys? It's like, who died and left Aristotle in charge of ethics?"
"Plato!"
Moral philosophy is a vast and sprawling topic, one to which I can't possibly do justice in a single video. No position on the ontology and epistemology of morality is without its problems; none is universally agreed to be superior. Therefore, the apologists who employ the moral argument are relying on the instincts and emotions of their audience for its persuasive power. It undoubtedly sounds convincing to those who are already aligned with its position, but it fails to convince anyone who is not.
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0:00 A Simple Argument?
1:38 The Appeal to Emotion
2:55 Our Personal Preference
5:22 Grounding Morals Without God
8:11 God vs. John Lithgow
9:46 Press-the-blue-button-ness
12:49 Moral Subjectivism
15:01 Advantage: None
"Are you sure we should be paying attention to these guys? It's like, who died and left Aristotle in charge of ethics?"
"Plato!"
Moral philosophy is a vast and sprawling topic, one to which I can't possibly do justice in a single video. No position on the ontology and epistemology of morality is without its problems; none is universally agreed to be superior. Therefore, the apologists who employ the moral argument are relying on the instincts and emotions of their audience for its persuasive power. It undoubtedly sounds convincing to those who are already aligned with its position, but it fails to convince anyone who is not.
If you enjoy my videos and want to support me directly, click here to buy me a coffee!
buymeacoffee.com/djwellman
Background art by DJW
0:00 A Simple Argument?
1:38 The Appeal to Emotion
2:55 Our Personal Preference
5:22 Grounding Morals Without God
8:11 God vs. John Lithgow
9:46 Press-the-blue-button-ness
12:49 Moral Subjectivism
15:01 Advantage: None
