God, Yahweh, the Father of Jesus, is the good.
People think, mistakingly, that good and evil do not exist, because they can’t examine them empirically, as in looking inside of a box and discovering them. But there are objective things about reality that are not merely physical.
Yes, some values are subjective, like one’s preference for vanilla ice-cream over chocolate, but then there are spiritual values that are objective, because God is the standard of what is good; He is the good.
For those who don’t believe that good and evil are objective, or that they are mere human constructs, just imaginations, I dare you to witness first hand the barbarities of war and child sex trafficking, and then reaffirm your stance that morality is a mere human contrivance.
It’s easy to say good and evil, as objective values, don’t exist, while you are sipping on your latte macchiato and reading Nietzsche in front of the fire place. It’s a whole different ball game when you actually have first hand experience to the spiritual reality of good and evil.
Am I appealing to emotion? Pavlovian responses?
Yes and no. I am appealing to emotion, as emotion is a form of intelligence. But, no, this is not pavlovian conditioning; this is a fundamental part of who we are and a fundamental aspect of reality itself.
For those interested in the Truth, check out my thread on True Christianity. And let go of all of your negative impressions of Christianity. Look at Jesus himself, not at how he has been misrepresented by supposed followers throughout the past and today. Seek him in prayer, heart-felt prayer. Jesus bless you all.