https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5 Revision en-us 2017-11-02 08:40:43 UTC 2026-03-20 19:34:49 UTC hello@padlet.com serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202806265 2017-11-02 08:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202806265 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202806637 says that actions are either good or bad and are commanded by God. ]]> 2017-11-02 08:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202806637 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202806839 this theory tells us the nature of morality

(for example what is goodness)]]> 2017-11-02 08:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202806839 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202807110 God as the regulator and creator of morality -
they say that what is moral is commanded by God and that morality is completely dependant on God's Commands 
Those who follow the Divine Command theory look towards ancient texts such as the Bible for their guidance
in christianity: 10 commandments, the Bible etc]]> 2017-11-02 08:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202807110 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202807770 2017-11-02 08:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202807770 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202808033 Right and wrong as objective truths based on God's will - 
one result of Divine Command Theory is that Right and wrong are objective truths
morality is not based on humans or the brain, it is based on God and his commandments
God decides what is right and wrong and human feelings. Morality has not authority but God has total authority.]]> 2017-11-02 08:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202808033 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202809136 Moral Goodness is achieved by complying with the divine command theory -
moral  obligation consists purely in being obedient to God's commands 
religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam offer good reasons why God should be obeyed (hell awaits for those who do not follow his commandments)
the idea of moral goodness is achieved by following the divine commands is strongly supported in the old testament book of Deuteronomy. ]]> 2017-11-02 09:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202809136 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202811379 2017-11-02 09:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202811379 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202811461 Divine  command as a requirement of God's omnipotence -
supporters of the DCT justify the theory by saying that it is a natural consequence of God's omnipotence
Omnipotence is all powerful so that is to say that God has power over everything even morality
God must not be all powerful if he doesn't have the power to control morality.
If God didn't control morality then something else must control it, this would make something else more powerful than God,destroying his omnipotence.]]> 2017-11-02 09:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202811461 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202812413 'the modified divine command theory' 
this starts by saying that X is wrong because God commanded that X is wrong this means that God commands moral truths
the Euthyphro Dilemma criticises the Divine Command Theory because what happens if God commands X then it is human logic to say that it is immoral. if an immoral act was commanded by God then how do we know that we are doing the right thing. Adams says that it is logically possible for the actions that God commands to be morally wrong, HOWEVER it is not in God's nature to be cruel; he is all loving thus he would never do that to humanity. 
Adams proposes that and action is always immorally wrong if and only if it defies a loving God. If cruelty is commanded then he wouldn't be loving, in that instance God would not have to be obeyed.]]> 2017-11-02 09:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202812413 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202813993 2017-11-02 09:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202813993 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202814095 1. the Euthyphro Dilemma 
proposed by Plato and he says that ultimately God could command cruelty 
2. the Arbitrariness problem if the DCT is true then good and bad must just be God's whims 
3. Pluralism of objection is saying that there are so many religions who say different things how do we choose which religion to follow? it is impossible to know which religion is the correct one. ]]> 2017-11-02 09:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202814095 serina_langdale https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202816328 2017-11-02 09:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/serina_langdale/2eprlk311ru5/wish/202816328