There is a God

In this round, I will only prove that there is a moral law. There is a moral law. We hear people saying things like, "That's not fair!" We expect other humans to follow a certain standard. So by criticizing those who do not follow a certain way, we are holding them accountable to something. Humans also tend to make excuses. The only reason for this would be to cover up some wrong doing. The common objection would be, "Well, what about moral relativism?" Through looking at different cultures, we find that no matter when, where, or who the culture was, the same qualities were up held. In Ancient Egypt, a righteous man once said: "I have not slain men." (1) Babylonian believed in the words: "Slander not." (2) Ancient Jews said, "Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbour." (3) Ancient Egyptian would life out the phrase: "Love thy wife studiously. Gladden her heart all thy life long." (4) Greeks would say, "Choose loss rather than shameful gains." (5) A Hindu would say, "One should never strike a woman; not even with a flower." (6) Ancient Chinese cherished the 'golden rule'. "Never do to others what you would not like them to do to you." (7) These are just some examples showing that all cultures share values, no matter the time, place, or civilization. If you want more examples, let me know. Some people will say, "The Moral Law is just herd instinct." Well, it isn't. Instinct is something that is automatic. Something that is not thought out. Instinct always chooses the easiest option. There is always a time in which we chose the harder option. Hear this example, there is a man in a burning house. As a spectator, I have two options. I can walk away, the easy way, or I can help him, the hard way. There must be a way in which we decide which option to chose; there must be a third factor in the decision. Morality is the thing that compels us to choose the harder, right option. Morality is the thing that compels us to choose the option that is not in our best interest. Other people will say, "Well, isn't it just a social convention?" No. We find that we can compare cultures as "better" and "worse," which implies some kind of standard morality, some standard 'yardstick.' We find that we can compare the morality of one people as "better" or "worse" than another people, which also indicates a 'standard morality.' We find that we can compare laws over time (example: slavery, race laws) as "better" or "worse." Some people would bring up the Salem witch trials. But realize this, it is not that we think that killing witches is wrong. It is that we realized that witches don't exist. If we found out that there are witches, we would kill them. Again, this round is just to show that there is a moral law. Next round, I will add onto it, and I will refute your arguments. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ (1) (Ancient Egyptian. From the Confession of Righteous Soul, 'Book of the Dead'. v. Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics [= ERE], vol. v, p.478) (2) (Babylonian. Hymn to Samas. ERE v. 445) (3) (Ancient Jewish. Exodus 20:16) (4) (Ancient Egyptian. ERE v. 481) (5) (Greek. Chilon Fr. 10. Diels) (6) (Hindu. Janet, i. 8)