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There are many different ways that moral relativists attempt to determine what action should be taken. [[Hedonism]] is probably the most extreme. It declares that whatever brings the most pleasure is right. In other words, if it feels good, do it. If this position is true, then there is no basis from which to judge the actions of [[Adolf Hitler]] as being evil.<ref>http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/1997/05/refuting-moral-relativism/</ref>}}
 
There are many different ways that moral relativists attempt to determine what action should be taken. [[Hedonism]] is probably the most extreme. It declares that whatever brings the most pleasure is right. In other words, if it feels good, do it. If this position is true, then there is no basis from which to judge the actions of [[Adolf Hitler]] as being evil.<ref>http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/1997/05/refuting-moral-relativism/</ref>}}
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[[File:Copan at Tyndale.jpeg|thumbnail|left|180px|Dr. [[Paul Copan]] wrote: "...the existence of a personal God is crucial for a coherent understanding of [[objective morality]]."<ref>[http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god Can Moral Objectivism Do Without God?] by Peter S. Williams, Bethinking.org</ref>]]
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* "Maybe the atheist cannot find God for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman." - Laurence J. Peter<ref>Peter, Laurence J. (1977).  ''Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times'' (New York:  William Morrow), p. 44.  Commenting on the [[Francis Thompson]] quote:  "An atheist is a man who believes himself an accident."</ref>
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* "Maybe the atheist cannot find God for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman." - Laurence J. Peter<ref>Peter, Laurence J. (1977). ''Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times'' (New York:  William Morrow), p. 44.  Commenting on the [[Francis Thompson]] quote:  "An atheist is a man who believes himself an accident."</ref>
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"...the existence of a personal God is crucial for a coherent understanding of [[objective morality]]." - [[Paul Copan]]<ref>[http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god Can Moral Objectivism Do Without God?] by Peter S. Williams, Bethinking.org</ref>
    
* "Atheism is a bleak worthless ideology. It robs the brain of reason, the conscience of moral guidance, the mind of tranquility and the soul of hope." - Nana Yiadom, March 11, 2011<ref>Yiadom, Nana (March 11, 2011).  [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/religion/artikel.php?ID=204862 "The 'no God' religion"].  GhanaWeb.  Retrieved on February 26, 2015.</ref>
 
* "Atheism is a bleak worthless ideology. It robs the brain of reason, the conscience of moral guidance, the mind of tranquility and the soul of hope." - Nana Yiadom, March 11, 2011<ref>Yiadom, Nana (March 11, 2011).  [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/religion/artikel.php?ID=204862 "The 'no God' religion"].  GhanaWeb.  Retrieved on February 26, 2015.</ref>
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