Q&A: The Proof from Morality
The Proof from Morality
Question
I’m sorry, I’m new here. I couldn’t figure out how to leave a comment.
In any case, I didn’t understand why, if the system of moral laws was created by God, it obligates us. (By the way, does the Rabbi hold that it was created by God?)
(Why can’t the existence of that theoretical system of laws be explained in the same way that the existence of its creator—God—can be explained?)
Answer
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A system of laws is not an entity but a set of rules. Rules are binding by virtue of someone who established them. Without such a someone, the rules have no validity.
My basic claim is that in the absence of God, moral laws have no validity. I personally also think that if God indeed created the system, then it does have validity. Of course, there are those who argue about that. But anyone who argues about the basic claim is simply mistaken.