Q&A: A Hypothetical Case
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A Hypothetical Case
Question
If someone comes to me claiming that I don't believe—that really I'm just looking to permit myself all sorts of things—and let's say that isn't true, and that everyone is believers descended from believers, or even in a situation where he accepts that there are nonbelievers but that I personally do believe: can I counter by saying that I see freedom as an ideal in life? After all, that's what he's claiming I really want—to be free. And then it wouldn't matter that, in his view, that isn't an ideal thing.
Answer
I didn't understand the question. If you really do see freedom as an ideal, and from your perspective a divine command does not override that ideal, then that's what you think. What are you asking me? Whether he will accept it? Ask him.
A contract killer, too, can claim that his ideal is to make as much money as possible, and that's why he murders. If that's really what he thinks, then what exactly am I supposed to say to him? Would I accept that? Of course not.