Chapter 10 Video Objective Morality Quiz

According to Michael Shermer, what factors caused moral behavior to evolve?

• We are a social species.

• We learned there are consequences for our behavior.

• We learned we have to work together and get along to survive.

What reasons does Shermer give to show that belief in God doesn't prove that God is the source of objective morality?

• Different groups believe in different gods.

• The holy books that speak of God don't agree about morality.

• People believed different things about God and morality five hundred years ago.

Many atheists would agree that whether there is a God or not, we should do the right thing.

• True

• False

According to McDowell, the moral principles in the Bible don't change, but the application of those principles can change over time.

• True

• False

As an atheist, Shermer does not think people have moral value in and of themselves.

• True

• False