Beauty and Morality

Topic Notes

Topics:

• We have content today?
• Talking about C.S. Lewis’ “The Abolition of Man”
• FIRST LISTENER QUESTION:
  • Ezekiel 8:20; Exodus 20:5 Where is the gray area?
• Teaser quote from “Abolition of Man”
• Do things have Objective Value or not?
• Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder?
• Our emotions should have no effect on beauty
• Everything has merit, good or bad, regardless of our feelings
• Beauty isn’t something we see, it’s just something that is
• A mixed up affection for beauty will lead to a mixed up affection for morality
• SECOND LISTENER QUESTION:
  • Who made God?
• BIBLE CONTRADICTION: via INFIDELS.ORG
  • Were the Nephilim destroyed by the flood or not?
  • Genesis 6:4 There were Nephilim (giants) before the Flood.
  • Genesis 7:21 All creatures other than Noah and his clan were annihilated by the Flood.
  • Numbers 13:33 There were Nephilim after the Flood.
• What is the “Doctrine of Objective Value”?
• OVERTIME! ONLINE STUFF
• THIRD LISTENER QUESTION:
  • Can’t the Universe have infinite existence?

This show originally aired January 12th, 2014

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