A common objection to divine command theories of ethics (DCT) is that they make morality arbitrary. There are several ways this objection can be cashed out. The most common is what is called the ‘Horrendous deeds objection’. The Horrendous deeds objection can be formalised as follows: (1) If the DCT is true, then if God commanded […]
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God and Moral Grounding Power
October 6th, 2018 1 Comment
Tags: Divine Command Theory · God and Morality · Jason Thibodeau
Matthew Flannagan (MandM) and Jason Thibodeau (Secular Outpost) Debate God and Morality
September 24th, 2018 4 Comments
Yesterday, I had a long and enjoyable public discussion with Jason Thibodeau on the topic of The Euthyphro dilemma. Jason is a writer for the Secular Outpost and teaches philosophy at Cypress college in California. He also is the author of a recent article entitled “God’s Love is Irrelevant to the Euthyphro Problem” published in Sophia […]
Tags: Divine Command Theory · Euthyphro Dilemma · Jason Thibodeau
“Robust Ethics and the Autonomy Thesis” Now Online
April 3rd, 2018 Comments Off on “Robust Ethics and the Autonomy Thesis” Now Online
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Recently, Philosophia Christi published Matt’s article “Robust Ethics and the Autonomy Thesis: A reply to Erik Wielenberg”. This article consisted of some critical commentary and responses to Erik Wielenberg’s book Robust Ethics: The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Godless Normative Realism. Since then Matt’s article has received a little bit of unexpected attention. One of my arguments […]
Tags: Autonomy Thesis · Divine Command Theory · Erik Wielenberg · God and Morality · Philosophia Christi · Publications · William Lane Craig
Video: The Smith-Flannagan Debate “Morality Does Not Need God”
July 6th, 2016 Comments Off on Video: The Smith-Flannagan Debate “Morality Does Not Need God”
On Wednesday 21st May at the University of Waikato retired Philosophy and Political science lecturer Dr Ron Smith and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the resolution “Morality Does not need God”. Here is the video of that debate.
Tags: Debates · Divine Command Theory · God and Morality · Ron Smith · Waikato University
Watch the Video of the Debate: “This House Supports the Legalisation of Same-Sex Marriage in New Zealand”
October 10th, 2012 4 Comments
On Tuesday 2 October 2012 Matt participated in a debate on the moot “This House supports the legalisation of same-sex marriage in New Zealand” at the University of Auckland along with: Louisa Wall Labour Party MP and the drafter of the Bill Colin Craig leader of the NZ Conservative Party Levi Joule Queer Rights Officer of AUSA) and the Auckland Regional […]
Tags: Auimatagi Joe Moeono-Kolio · AUSA · Bonnie Hartfield · Colin Craig · Debates · Events · Levi Joule · Louisa Wall · MandM on Video · University of Auckland · Videos
Video: Sam Harris v William Lane Craig Debate “Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural?”
April 9th, 2011 12 Comments
Sam Harris and William Lane Craig debated the moot “Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural?” at the University of Notre Dame on 7 April 2011. We’ve already linked to the debate MP3 but here is the video of the whole debate. Hat tip: Pondering the Preponderance See Matthew Flannagan’s: Debate Review: Sam Harris and […]
Tags: Debates · Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural? · Sam Harris · Videos · William Lane Craig
A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
View “Marae: The Great Waitangi Debate” Here
February 6th, 2010 4 Comments
For those of you who slept in, got the time wrong or who just don’t get TV One because you don’t live in New Zealand, click on the link to watch “Marae: The Great Waitangi Debate,” as screened on national television this morning. The debate featured panelists Stephen Franks, Tim Wikiriwhi, Matthew Hooten and Hana […]
Tags: Hana O'Regan · MandM on Video · Marae · Matthew Hooten · Stephen Franks · Tim Wikiriwhi · Treaty of Waitangi · TV One · TVNZ