I thought this was a very interesting presentation by Dr. Robert Murphy. I was intrigued to view this as Dr. Murphy is a Christian, Libertarian, and Austrian Economist. Not a usual combination, but one that I find fits together remarkably well.
Quick summary: Some atheists assert: “I don’t accept Christianity as true, but in addition would not want it to be true on moral grounds”. Bob Murphy counters that if you accept what Christianity says about God along with moral principles of ownership, it certainly does not follow that He is an immoral tyrant. In fact, quite the contrary, God being the creator of all things does fully justify His sovereignty over them, and the standards and penalties He imposes on people.
An interesting take: a Libertarian property rights defense of Christianity.
Give this a view – good food for thought.
– Will
