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The Divine and Command Theory states that an action is right or wrong if God commands it. Divine Command Theorists would say that anything God commands is morally correct, but do not like the fact that cruelty or suffering could be morally right. They believe that any command God gives, He is commanding it because it is morally correct. Meaning that this is the better option for us, but this is where I

The divine command theory is put forth for people who believe in God. The theory implies that good actions are morally worthy as a result of their being commanded by God. God, for these individuals, include people from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faith. Individuals, because of these propositions, believe that it is their moral obligation to abide to God 's commands; which is, what is morally right is what God desires. This theory states the idea of objectivity between what’s right and wrong. If God makes

Two contemporary issues illustrate the Divine Command Theory: capital punishment and abortion. The Divine Command Theory clearly links moral choices to religion. Sacred texts from all Abrahamic religions include a prohibition against murder. For example, the Ten Commandments, which play a fundamental role in both Christianity and Judaism, states in The Sixth Commandment, “Thou shalt not kill.” Similarly, the Qur’an references Allah’s prohibition of killing multiple times; for example, it states that: “If anyone has killed one person it is as if he had killed the whole mankind” (5:32). In essence, God commands that all murder is wrong. The Divine Command Theory asserts that the word of God, or any other supreme being, is absolute. Effectively, because God deems that murder is wrong, then according to the Divine Command Theory,

Divine Command Theory is a type of ethical relativism that states that morality is dependent on God’s will, and his will, and his way is holy, and will forever be no matter the situation. In other words as stated by Rachels, what God commands is what is morally right, and what God forbids is morally wrong (Rachels, 2001). Within this theory, it makes it known that morality cannot exist separately from God’s will.

In The Elements of Moral Philosophy, James Rachels writes about The Divine Command Theory. The Divine Command Theory is a set of rules in which God created that Christians, Jews, and Muslims must follow. Humans, however, are free agents and have a choice of what to do. If humans choose to live as they should, then they must follow the rules set in place by God; He is the one who decides what is right and what is wrong. This theory however has some major flaws.

In this philosophy classes we have learned the concepts and definitions of different theories egoism, divine command, and utilitarianism, which ones can help us to evaluate the actions of people; every single one of these theories have different definition at the time to evaluate someone.

The divine command theory is composed of two maxims. First, it is right for an agent to do x. Second, God commands the agent to do x. Thus, God commands what is right for the agent to do. These statements are logically equivalent, as they together can only be either true or false. The second statement must also precede the first in order for the overall theory to make sense. For example, if God commands a man to love his neighbor as himself, then it is right for that man to do so. He cannot act on a command that is morally right if that command is not given to him. This idea of the divine command theory is presented by Plato in his Euthyphro. One of the main characters, Euthyphro, is prosecuting his father for killing a servant. Socrates, his philosophical counterpart, observes this act

What if God doesn’t exist? What if the Bible isn’t necessarily true? What moral guideline is best for humanity?

For centuries people have contemplated what makes actions morally right or wrong. They have searched for some fundamental moral principle that can be applied to every moral dilemma. From these efforts various theories of morality have been developed, all of which have their own successes and shortcomings. Many religious believers look to the Divine Command Theory for moral guidance. This theory states that if God commands you to do act A, then it is your moral obligation to do A. An issue with the divine command theory is that it suggests that God could have chosen to make killing morally right and helping other wrong which is against our deep moral convictions. Another theory is Act Consequentialism, which states that you ought to act in a way that produces the most optimific (greatest balance of benefits to drawbacks) results. By Act Consequentialism the method to making the right moral decision is to determine what is intrinsically good/bad and what the options for acting are, then choose the act that yields the best consequences. There are several situations in which the optimific act is unjust (i.e. harvesting ones organs to save multiple people). In trying to correct this issue Rule Consequentialism was developed, which states that an action is morally right if and only if the actions accords with optimific rules. This theory often leads to favoring rules over the good or faces similar issues as Act Consequentialism. The Kantian perspective helps to deal with the

The guidelines created by deliberation and reflection of Christian moral reasoning leads to certain moral rules. These rules can be generalized, however we attempt to make them more specific and easier to understand. Part of increasing specificity of the rules means to illustrate exceptions. Some of the challenges faced by creating moral rules are that contradicting God’s will would by illegitimate and any exception that disproves the

The Divine Command Theory seeks to explain what makes an act ethically right or wrong in accordance to God’s will. This concept asserts that a morally right action was commanded by God. Conversely, an act is reflected as morally wrong if it goes against the will of God. Criticism begs the questions that if God commanded us to commit an act of cruelty and inflict suffering onto other human beings just for the sake of His will, would that act still be considered morally right to perform? Moreover, would it be morally wrong for us to deny the participation in said cruelty? With these questions in mind, Robert Adams offered an amendment to the Divine Command Theory by clarifying some aspects of the original philosophy and pointing out some conditions

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As we arrived in our Uber at the docks, we noticed the cramped boat. The fisherman was loading his baggage, including life vests. They were old and ragged, but we tried not to think too much of it. After all, we did look for a ride to the island on Google. It was cheap, why not? What is the worst that can happen? We loaded our bags onto the boat and packed an emergency bag. It included a small knife, four snack sized bags of goldfish crackers, three full canteens of fresh water, and five small flashlights that run on 2 D sized batteries.

This comes to ask, is something simply right because God commanded it or does it get commanded by God due to it being simply right? This makes the relationship between religion and morality is not always as clear as previously thought. This theory is not very logically addressable but more striking. The divine theory is not universal and robust this is simply a invitation to think deeper. This theory’s whole purpose is to simply make the reader think deeper, really consider the way things are.

Imagine a life boat that safely holds 7 currently holds 30 following the sinking of a ship. A storm is approaching that threatens to kill everyone. Whoever is chosen to stay aboard must help row to safety. Is it ethical for the captain to throw the weakest of the survivors overboard so that those remaining have a greater change of rescue?