PHLA11H3 Lecture Notes - Reductio Ad Absurdum, Euthyphro Dilemma
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What will not be on the final exam. Prinz and the articles that were not discussed in class. All seem to be compatible with objectivism. God does not exist because lots of objective laws exist. God exists and commands things because they are morally right. Meant to show that 3. is the best choice for theists. Principle is to choose the simpler explanation between two. Why believe in good and bad (or right and wrong) No room for that stuff because of science. Moral facts are not required to explain anything. Moral facts are not required to describe events. Shafer-landau (page 96-97) explains why premise two doesn"t work. Ordinary objects do not exist because they won"t exist because it is not necessary to explain what happens in the world. But moral facts and ordinary objects are often referred to simpler (to explain things) Not as though those do not exist. Not meant to explain why things happen in the world.
