Strengths of DCT

Question 1

Universal

Answer 1

The rules apply to anyone in any place at any time; this avoids the problem of trying to sort out different moral rules in different places at different times.

Question 2

Clear and straightforward

Answer 2

What God says goes; there is no confusion as to what is right or wrong as it clearly gives set rules about morality.

Question 3

Omnibenevolent + fair judge

Answer 3

God is holy and inherently good so his commands must also be good. God does not have the weakness of human judges due to his omniscience, so he is a totally fair judge.

Question 4

Afterlife

Answer 4

The promise of life after death gives purpose to human morality, as there is an end goal to our actions here on earth.

Question 5

Solves grounding problem

Answer 5

The grounding problem of ethics is the search for a foundation for our moral beliefs, something solid that would make them true in a way that is clear, objective, and unmoving. DCT solves this because God is the foundation for morality as it grounds our beliefs in the teachings of a factually existing God.