How are "good" and "evil" defined without God?

Reader comment on item: Samir Kuntar and the Last Laugh
in response to reader comment: The Sanction of the Victims

Submitted by Lactantius Jr (European Union), Jul 30, 2008 at 10:03

To Dr Whaley

In denying as you do, the existence of God, who is the author and distributor of all goodness, how do you define "good" and "goodness," without reference to Him Who is the ultimate source of all goodness?

Believing as you do, that we come from nothing and are going nowhere, what happens in between doesn't matter does it?

With kind regards and best wishes

Lactantius Jr.

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