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At the end of the day, in Coyne’s world our evolved  moral passions serve no deep purpose.<ref>[http://www.saintsandsceptics.org/scientism-morality-and-the-failure-of-new-atheism-part-1/ New Atheism’s Moral Meltdown]</ref>}}  

At the end of the day, in Coyne’s world our evolved  moral passions serve no deep purpose.<ref>[http://www.saintsandsceptics.org/scientism-morality-and-the-failure-of-new-atheism-part-1/ New Atheism’s Moral Meltdown]</ref>}}  

[[William Lane Craig]] writes:

[[William Lane Craig]] writes:

{{Cquote|First, we should distinguish between moral values and duties. Values have to do with whether something is good or bad. Duties have to do with whether something is right or wrong. Now you might think at first that this is a distinction without a difference: “good” and “right” mean the same thing, and the same goes for “bad” and “wrong.” But if you think about it, you can see that this isn’t the case. Duty has to do with moral obligation, what you ought or ought not to do. But obviously you’re not morally obligated to do something just because it would be good for you to do it. For example, it would be good for you to become a doctor, but you’re not morally obligated to become a doctor. After all, it would also be good for you to become a firefighter or a homemaker or a diplomat, but you can’t do them all. So there’s a difference between good/bad and right/wrong. Good/bad has to do with something’s worth, while right/wrong has to do with something’s being obligatory.

{{Cquote|First, we should distinguish between moral values and duties. Values have to do with whether something is good or bad. Duties have to do with whether something is right or wrong. Now you might think at first that this is a distinction without a difference: “good” and “right” mean the same thing, and the same goes for “bad” and “wrong.” But if you think about it, you can see that this isn’t the case. Duty has to do with moral obligation, what you ought or ought not to do. But obviously you’re not morally obligated to do something just because it would be good for you to do it. For example, it would be good for you to become a doctor, but you’re not morally obligated to become a doctor. After all, it would also be good for you to become a firefighter or a homemaker or a diplomat, but you can’t do them all. So there’s a difference between good/bad and right/wrong. Good/bad has to do with something’s worth, while right/wrong has to do with something’s being obligatory.