How the existence of similar morals across cultures makes a case for the Bible

[NotreDame]

The laws are constructs, but the objective realities behind these laws,


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Similar to arguments against slavery, for example.

The laws are constructs

The laws are constructs attached an objective reality so we can uniformly communicate regarding the objective reality. So, the word “gravity” is a human construct referring to an objective reality that objects/matter with mass warp, bend, space fabric and objects with mass can come within this warping in relation to the matter/object causing the warping appearing to be “attracted” (Newtonian gravity) to each other. This idea and notion of gravity is credited to Einstein in his General and Special Theories of Relativity.

such as the objective reality that rape causes its victims, aren't.

And yet you’re comparison to natural laws such as gravity isn’t appropriate because the cause an effect of rape isn’t the comparison but whether there is an objective, universal moral law rendering the act immoral.

I would say that people can make objective arguments against pederasty

Can they? Can you? Let’s read the argument. Informing it can be done is futile.

and that these arguments could have been made in ancient times just as much as they could have been made today.

So what? How does the geolocation and carbon dating of the argument demonstrate or fail to demonstrate it is an objective law of reality like gravity, like objects fall to earth at a rate of 9.8 meters per second squared?

First piece of evidence this is subjective, the use of “arguments” for the existence of objective, universal, moral laws. Without us to think of these moral laws and record them, they evaporate from existence. Without us, objects/matter still warp space time fabric and without us objects still fall at 9.8 meters per second squared.

Similar to arguments against slavery, for example.

Poor example. The very reason there were arguments for and against slavery is exactly because there wasn’t some written, objective, universal law, like gravity, condemning or condoning slavery.

 

[Greenbeard]

Regardless, I would argue that the fact that many cultures have also had laws which forbid actions such as murder and theft further affirms the validity of such rules. Similarly to how being able to observe the laws of gravity regardless of what nation or culture one is from further makes a case for them being objective and universal.

A society without norms and rules promoting social cohesion won't last very long. The self-preservation instinct, for societies as well as individuals, is about as close to "objective and universal" as it gets, I suppose.