BH
Veteran Member
Why do philosophers always take it for granted that any god that exists has to be good? Atheists are criticized for using supposed subjective morality when critiquing claims about acts of God in the past like killing Canaanite children. But is not God's idea of what is right and wrong just his opinion? And if it is argued God bases his ideas of what is right and wrong on his nature why does it matter? It's just his opinion his nature should dictate morality.
Also, another question. If God made us then so be it. But why do we owe him anything for doing so since we didn't ask him to do so. And really how can any argument why we should be anything other than a subjective opinion anyway? Same goes for him being some sort of authority. He claims he is an authority but if we don't want him to be and reject it he has nothing but his opinion to counter our refusal to go along. He may have the power to harm us or even cast into hell but having power and having authority are different things. He can slay with the sword and cast into hell or the bad side of town without a place to stop and pee if we need to but he can never prove he had any authority to do it.
Also, another question. If God made us then so be it. But why do we owe him anything for doing so since we didn't ask him to do so. And really how can any argument why we should be anything other than a subjective opinion anyway? Same goes for him being some sort of authority. He claims he is an authority but if we don't want him to be and reject it he has nothing but his opinion to counter our refusal to go along. He may have the power to harm us or even cast into hell but having power and having authority are different things. He can slay with the sword and cast into hell or the bad side of town without a place to stop and pee if we need to but he can never prove he had any authority to do it.