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Divine Command Theory (The Arbitrariness Problem (Good and bad depends on…
Divine Command Theory
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Key features
God is unchanging, so moral truth will never change - objective
The more knowledge we have of God, the better our lives will be
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God shows us his will through Jesus and the Holy Spirit - Thompson - "There are three vehicles in which the ultimate source of authority is known: Scriptures, tradition and inspiration"
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The Pluralism Objection
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there is a plurality of understandings of religious beliefs so one must decide for themselves - similar to a secular moralist
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Euthyphro dilemma - Socrates asks Euthyphro "Is the pious loved by the Gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the Gods?"
2 horns of the dilemma
statement 1
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Goodness is independent of God, one does not need religion to be good
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statement 2
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God is a morally perfect being, whatever he wills brings about good in the short or the long term