Apologetics 203: The Moral Argument

Welcome to our in-depth course on the Moral Argument! In this course, Dr. Craig defends the following moral argument for God’s existence:

1. If God does not exist, objective moral values and duties do not exist.
2. Objective moral values and duties do exist.
3. Therefore, God exists.

We expect that this course will take 10-12 hours to complete, and we recommend that beginners take the Apologetics 101 course before starting here, although that is not required. Good luck!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon the completion of this course, you will be equipped to:

• explain why God is necessary for the existence of objective moral values and duties
• respond to the most common objections to Premise 1, including the Euthyphro Dilemma, Atheistic Moral Platonism, and Stubborn Humanism
• defend the reality of objective moral values and duties from objections, including those from Eastern religions and proponents of socio-biological conditioning
• explain why God is a sufficient grounding point for objective moral values and duties
• respond to the most common objections to the argument
• respond to the work of scholars who disagree, such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Shelly Kagan, and Richard Swinburne