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

question 8

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 right conduct is right because God commands it, then

• A) morality is independent of God.
• B) God's commands are arbitrary.
• C) morality existed before God existed.
• D) God is not all-powerful.

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Definitions:

Efferent Vessels

Blood vessels that carry blood away from an organ or structure in the body, typically referring to the lymphatic vessels that transport lymph away from tissues.

Thoracic Duct

The largest lymphatic vessel in the body, which drains lymph from the lower half of the body and the left upper part into the bloodstream.

Lymphatic Duct

A large vessel in the lymphatic system that drains lymph from the lymphatic vessels into the venous system.

Vena Cavae

The two major veins (superior vena cava and inferior vena cava) that carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart.