According to Chapter 10, How Does a Divine Command Theorist

question 20

Multiple Choice

According to Chapter 10, how does a divine command theorist answer the question posed by the Euthyphro dilemma?

• A) By saying that God commands right acts because they are right.
• B) By saying that ethical egoism entails that one ought to obey God's commands.
• C) By saying that ethical egoism does not require that one obey God's commands.
• D) By saying that right acts are right because God commands them.

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