Does Morality Depend on God for Its Legitimacy? Specifically, Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

Does morality depend on God for its legitimacy? Specifically, is an action right (or wrong) because God commands that it be so-or is it right (or wrong) independent of God's commands, so that God must in fact answer to the moral law? The view that morality does depend on God is known as the "divine command theory," and Rachels critiques it in this reading. He argues that this conception of morality is false and that neither the theist nor the nontheist should accept it.
-According to Rachels, if God commands us to do certain things because they are right (independent of God's will) , then

• A) God's commands are not arbitrary, and the idea of the goodness of God is preserved.
• B) God's commands are immoral.
• C) the divine command theory is true.
• D) God's commands are not arbitrary, but the idea of the goodness of God is rendered meaningless.

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Understand the basic concepts and theories related to aggression and prosocial behavior.

Identify factors that contribute to or reduce the likelihood of aggressive behavior.

Describe the bystander effect and factors influencing helping behavior.

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Fronds

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Sporophyte Generation

The diploid, spore-producing phase in the life cycle of plants that undergo alternation of generations.

Vascular Tissue

Specialized tissue in plants responsible for water and nutrient transport throughout the organism.

Megaspore

One of the two types of spores produced by seed plants; develops into a female gametophyte (embryo sac).