Good and Evil Are the Same For Everyone, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Sermons of Fr Paul Robinson SSPX di Fr Paul Robinson
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- I was listening to a debate recently between an atheist and a theist. The theist was arguing that, if there is no God, then there is no objective good. It is impossible to say what is good and what is evil.
- The atheist replied by asking whether God was a person? And the answer was that, yes, God is a person. But then, said the atheist, if God is a person, then He is a subject. And so God definition of good and evil is merely subjective.
- This answer by the atheist completely fails to understand what it means for there to be a God Who creates us. It is true that God is a subject, but as Creator of our world, He makes an objective order for His creation.
- By His act of creation, God establishes for us what we are and what we are made for. This determines what is good and evil for us.
- For example, God created us to ...