Q&A: Question about the discussion in 'Disputes Pure and Simple'
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Question about the discussion in 'Disputes Pure and Simple'
Question
Hello.
I wanted to ask, based on your claim in the discussion 'Disputes Pure and Simple,' that without a transcendent factor there is no valid source for determining between good and evil, and there is no reason whatsoever to act according to ethical facts. I wanted to ask: even if God does indeed give validity to morality, how does He "convey" to a person the knowledge of how to act in the proper moral way?
Thank you, and Sabbath peace.
Answer
Through moral cognition. Just as we see objects placed before us, our conscience is the eyes of our morality.