Arguments Against Divine Command Theory

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God as Author of Morality There is always controversy arrow when we bring to the table any topic related to religion and it is not different when talk about morality. This paper will explore the controversial side that plays religion and morality in the seek of finding the author of what we know as social norms. In this Philosophy paper, we will discuss the origin and evolution of Divine Command Theory and we will analyze one of the objections against Divine Command Theory cited by Greek philosopher Plato (Atenas, 427 - 347 a. C.) which is: morality and moral obligations ultimately do not depend on God. First of all, we will discuss the origin end evolution of Divine Command Theory. There are three central assumptions about the correlation …show more content…

“An act is morally required just because it is commanded by God, and immoral just because God forbids it”. (2014 The Fundaments of Ethics p.67) This view makes ethic rely on God’ commands. But this ideology strongly depends on God’s existence. Arguments must not be linked to another argument whose fundaments are not settle. For the seek of this argument lest assume that God existence is an absolute truth and in fact he is responsible of giving us guidelines on who we may act. Shafer-Landua indicate that there still significant complications with this view. Such issue it was already identified by Plato two and a half millennia ago. Shafer-Landua cited a fragment of Euthyphro, a short dialogue authored by Plato, in which is discuss what is and what is not pious. During this short dialogue between Euthyphro and Socrates a questions pops up debating if gods love actions because of there are pious, or if actions are pious because of the purely of itself or if actions were morally right just because it is God’ commandment. Shafer-Landua reinterpreted this question as fallow: “Does God command us to do actins because they are morally right, or are actions morally right because God commands them”. (2014 The Fundaments of Ethics p.67) Divine Command Theory answer by arguing that since God is the author of morality, we must be obedient and execute those actions. However, if this is true, therefore there is no such a thing as morality, since we are just following commands. On the other hand, if we pay attention to the first part of the reinterpretation of Socrates questions: “Does God command us to do actions because they are morally right…” (2014 The Fundaments of Ethics p.67) This suggest that God recognize the existence of morality. But also suggest that God is not the author of those

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