Can Objective Morality Exist Without God?

Can't people who don't believe in God be just as moral as those who do? Why say that the existence of human morality points to the existence of a "Higher Power"? by Michael Horner

If God does not exist then objective moral principles and obligations do not exist. Morality would only be a matter of individual or cultural opinion. But this would mean that torturing babies for fun, rape, & child abuse are not really objectively wrong, and are only a matter of opinion. How likely is it, though, that these atrocities are not really objectively wrong? Can you live with this conclusion? Our deepest intuitions inform us that these actions are horribly wrong.

This is really a summary of a moral argument for God’s existence. Formally it looks like this:

i) If God does not exist, objective moral principles & obligations do not exist
ii) Objective moral principles & obligations do exist
iii) Therefore, God exists

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Anyway, a question, "Is being good a bad thing?"

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