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

question 14

True/False

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.
-Rachels points out that if we accept the divine command theory, we are caught in a dilemma.

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Occipital Lobes

The area of the cerebral cortex situated at the brain's rear, tasked with interpreting visual data.

Visual Cortex

The region of the brain responsible for processing visual information received from the eyes.

Auditory Cortex

The region of the brain that is responsible for processing auditory information, located in the temporal lobes.

Association Areas

Regions of the cerebral cortex that integrate simpler functions to perform more complex functions like learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking.