The Euthyphro Dilemma Flashcards
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God commands X because it is morally right…
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Goodness is independent of God…
Therefore there is a superior standard of goodness.
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X is morally right because God commands it….
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God’s commands are arbitrary…
Therefore murder and rape and such would be good if God commanded it.
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God commanding us to morally questionable things example:
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Moses committing acts of genocide in the Old Testament on the way to Canaan
