An Objective Morality (O.M.) w/out (any) God
O.M. exist w/out a god
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God is necessary for an O.M.
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God is necessary for objective morality. Objective morality, by definition, is not subjective. Therefore, it cannot originate in the individual. It cannot originate in a collection of individuals. It is not instinct, because objective morality is what emphasizes our instincts over another. For example, if a man is about to fall of a cliff, and you are afraid of heights, you will have the "fight or flight" instinct. Either you "fight", by facing your fear and rescuing the man, or you will choose "flight" and do nothing/run away. Objective morality results in your "fight" instinct to win, even though in a materialistic universe there is only one mode of life: survival/self-preservation. Therefore, objective morality is not an instinct, but rather emphasizes one instinct over another. Therefore, it must be beyond our natural selves and be, by definition, supernatural. There must be a supernatural "lawgiver" who lays down the objective moral laws which guide our choices. Side: God is necessary for an O.M.
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