The Moral Argument for the Existence of God
An Evaluation of Some Recent Discussions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20249538 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry Hock Guan Teh (0009-0002-3655-4040, Hong Kong Baptist University), Andrew Ter Ern Loke (0000-0001-8569-482X, Hong Kong Baptist University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1467 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel16111467 |
| OpenAlex | W4416394751 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper contributes to the discussion on the Moral Argument for the existence of God—an important argument of natural theology which is relevant to science and religion dialogues—by showing that the argument can be formulated in a such way that avoids the lack of comprehensiveness in Andrew Loke’s original formulation and the unnecessarily complicated reformulation offered in Jack et al.’s criticism of Loke. This paper also contributes to the discussion by demonstrating the failure of relaxed (moral) realism proposed by Jack et al. to rebut the Moral Argument and offers replies to their other objections concerning moral obligations and social relations, the law-like character of moral obligations, and moral truths and responsibilities
Criticism · Moral disengagement · Moral psychology · Moral realism · Evolution and Science Education · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |