Why Sam Harris’s Moral Vision Still Doesn’t Satisfy

Gavin Ortlund explains why Sam Harris’s account of morality still falls short, arguing that our deepest moral intuitions about human dignity, progress, and obligation are historically grounded in, and hard to sustain without, a theistic worldview. Videos Mentioned A Christian Approach to Justice: Gregory of Nyssa on Slavery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=YcR5dG00L_Kha4yY&v=jytXSTLLYEk&feature=youtu.be Slavery in the Bible: Answering Atheist Critiques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZImmDmr8pxk Slavery in the Bible: Atheist-Christian Dialogue (Trent Horn, Gavin Ortlund, Josh Bowen, Kipp Davis): https://www.youtube.com/live/NpnN2_c1Cq8?si=V7ycMbZfsknDGHX0 Stop Abandoning the Moral Argument (Do This Instead): https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=-NizmnY4HXLQI2PU&v=X8IaA_tCs1s&feature=youtu.be The Moral Argument Still Works: Response to Recent Critiques: https://youtu.be/TbFXWmadid0?si=ZBr9B6DN9j_AU5v9 Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/ MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truth-unites DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side: https://discord.gg/MdTt6d5PVs CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-World-That-Doesnt/dp/1540964094/truthunites-20 https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Retrieval-Evangelicals-Need-Future/dp/1433565269/truthunites-20 https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-Hills-Die-Theological/dp/1433567423/truthunites-20 https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Augustines-Doctrine-Creation-Controversy/dp/0830853243/truthunites-20 00:00 - Introduction 00:08 - 1) Has Religion Contributed to Moral Progress? 06:40 - 2) Where Does Our Moral Knowledge Come From? 10:34 - 3) Why Don’t We Have More Science and Math in the Bible?