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The Fallacy of the Meager Moral Fruits Argument

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  Introduction   An argument that is gaining popularity among the more intellectual atheists is what is known as the Meager Moral Fruits Argument (MMFA). The general thrust of the argument is that a religion that is TRUE should have some empirical measure that generally establishes this as true, as Emerson Green has put it in terms of Christianity, If Christianity is the one true religion, its members should be relatively morally superior to those in other religions as well as non-believers. Indeed that seems to be a somewhat reasonable assumption. The argument has been developed by philosopher Paul Draper of UC-Irvine and has been picked up by a number of philosophically minded atheists, like Emerson. And, like I said, if we are going to consider whether or not its a meaningful argument against Christian theism there are some point that are due for examination. I am not overly impressed by moral arguments or arguments that deal with evil for a number of reasons....