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You might think, ‘[Everybody] knows a human being is more valuable than a rock.’ Sure. We know the truth on an emotional and intuitive level. But is there a rational basis for that belief? If there is no God, what’s wrong with harming somebody else? Why is cutting down a person any worse than cutting down a tree? Aren’t they both, in this view, simply entities created randomly by an accident of the universe?

If, however, you believe there is no Creator who made us and that we’re all accidents of nature, I defy you to give a rational basis for the value of human life. Give me a reason for the difference in moral value between a human being and a rock.

Science can tell you what *is*, but it can never tell you what *ought to be.*

Finally, God administers grace lovingly. Notice how when God counsels Jonah, there isn’t an ounce of anger. In fact, he counsels Jonah kindly, asking questions gently: ‘Do you have a right to be angry?’ When you ask a person questions, you do so because your focus is on helping them toward the proper solution rather than simply being confrontational.