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To: Heartlander
According to Coyne, all reality consists of matter in motion . . . nothing more.

That being the case, why does he feel the need to serve as some sort of ethicist? Why do ethics exist at all? On what grounds does one defend the ludicrous idea that matter in motion has ethics?

All of our moral confusion has one source: the rejection of Theonomic positivism and the search for a more general, "universal" ground for morality based on "natural law," "right reason," "common sense," etc. Not that these things don't exist, but they also get all their validity from G-d and without Him would not exist.

And it's not just liberalism that's the problem. Chrstianity's rejection of the Torah and the American Founding's rejection of objective religious truth (which we all know as "religious liberty") are also very much implicated and paved the way for later liberalism.

5 posted on 07/20/2017 8:18:31 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Viriycho sogeret umesuggeret mipnei Benei Yisra'el; 'ein yotze' ve'ein ba'.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator
Coyne, like many secular intellectuals, sees morality as non-objective, because he thinks it is produced by random mutations, natural selection, and also changing cultural factors.

I do not think Coyne cares how morality was "produced", he just wants to be able to do the things he wants to do without anyone passing judgement on his actions.
6 posted on 07/20/2017 9:50:34 AM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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