How Might Religion and Morality Be Connected?
There is the view that religion is necessary for right action (religious moralists’ view). There are three arguments for this claim: 1. First Argument: Religion Is Necessary To Provide Motivation Through A Promise Of Rewards And A Threat Of Punishment. a. OBJ1: Religion is not necessary to provide motivation for right action. [Side-Bar: This objection is a Counter-Example: An example, real or imagined, but plausible, that disproves a principle or claim. When given an effective counter-example to one’s principle, one must give up or revise one’s principle.] 2. Second Argument: People Will Not Know How To Do The Right Thing Without The Guidance Of Religion. a. OBJ1: For this argument to work, we need to: (1) Confirm that God exists; (2) Know what revelation is exactly and its relevance to religion; (3) Know what religion is true, since there are many different beliefs from which to choose; and (4) Know what God wants us to do. 3. Third Argument: Divine Command Theory: Without God and rel
