God and Morality (Euthryphro)

[argent_paladin]

[quote name='burnsspivey' date='Feb 28 2005, 03:42 PM'] Just to throw a little monism out there:

Good and evil are constructs of the mind. We assign those values to thing that happen. Things that happen just are; they have no inherent value. [/quote]
So, would you say the same thing about sickness and health as concepts? They are just arbitrary and made up? If so, how do we seem to know that a plant, or animal or a person is ill? We seem to know when something is not the way it "should" be.
In the same way, we just know what should be in regards to healthy or good human behavior.

[Cam42]

[quote]Good and evil are constructs of the mind. We assign those values to thing that happen. Things that happen just are; they have no inherent value.[/quote]

That is quite untrue. If that were true...there would be no standard with which to start.

If there was no inherent value in things that are good and bad, then it would be no way for you to make the statement that you do. Because in order to make that judgment, you are assuming that there is a good that is outside of your perception.

In other words, there must be value, in order to assume that there is no value. Because in order to stand in judgment there must be an objective thing to judge.

So, with that being said, what is the objective good by which we start? We call that thing God.

Cam42