DIVINE COMMAND THEORY

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DIVINE COMMAND- God as the origin and regulator of morality
william Frankena: ' the standard of right or wrong is the will of god
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DIVINE COMMMAND- God as the origin and regulator of morality
Rev John Robinson: ' They ( religious laws) come down direct from heaven, and are eternally valid'.
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DIVINE COMMAND - right and wrong as objective truths based on God's will.
William Ockham: 'With him a thing becomes right solely because he wants it so'.
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DIVINE COMMAND - Moral goodness is achieved by complying with Divine command.
Quran: ' and go not nigh to fornication; surely it is an indecency and an evil way'.
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DIVINE COMMAND - Moral goodness is achieved by complying with Divine command.
Bible: ' The Lord will be merciful if you listen and keep to all his commands'.
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DIVINE COMMAND- Modified Divine Command Theory
Robert Adams: ' Any action is ethically wrong if and only it is contrary to the commands of a loving God'.
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Rev John Robinson: ' They ( religious laws) come down direct from heaven, and are eternally valid'.

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DIVINE COMMMAND- God as the origin and regulator of morality

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William Ockham: 'With him a thing becomes right solely because he wants it so'.

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Card 4

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Quran: ' and go not nigh to fornication; surely it is an indecency and an evil way'.

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Card 5

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Bible: ' The Lord will be merciful if you listen and keep to all his commands'.

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