Does God exist: Evidence 4 - Moral Argument
August 18, 2025•431 words
One strong argument for knowing God exists is found in the very fabric of our conscience. This is not to say that unbelievers cannot do good, recent events in Texas, prove that. However, to be fully honest to the position that God does not exist, but also accept the reality of Evolution. This theory states the oft quoted belief of "survival of the fittest".
Therefore, to say that empathy, and what constitutes moral right, cannot and will never be recognized as cognizent to a closed system such as evolution that desires to remove God. But we do know right from wrong. We know what we should and should not do in circumstances of our life. Therefore, while an unbeliever can do right, they have no justification for doing so. They have no foundation upon why they do right.
Yes, some may argue that doing right is what helps further fellow man. Fair argument, but why? If survival is the ultimate goal, then those who are weaker are a draw on the limited resources that are often stated exist in our world anyway. Why keep them around? This must be answered in a way that can express morality without God in order to present this belief in a solid way.
It can not be.
Morality exists because God exists. Morality is known because God has imprinted on our hearts and minds what is right and wrong. That is why we know what we should do in any circumstances and situations. It is because we are made in the image of God with that knowledge. Removing God removes any rights to claim moral truth.
Therefore, in order for an Atheist to argue for there to be justice and moral right, they have to steal from God, adopt it to their own, then present morality as a concept they themselves have absent of God. They must have God to make that point. Here is where the problem lies. If there is no morality outside of our own cognizant mind, what happens when two opposing morals collide? Naturally the one who is the strongest will get his way! Is that right? Without God, of course. Might does make right.
Yet, this is the contradiction that Atheist must deal with. The other option, and probably the better option is that God does exist. He sets the standards for what is right and if anyone goes against that right, they are then wrong. But morality only makes sense if God exists. This argument can go deeper, but this is a decent start to study this truth out.