Divine Command Theory
A philosopher who follows the Divine Command Theory would say that the death penalty is not of God. As a result the philosopher would not consent to someone being put to death because of a crime that the individual committed. The philosopher would think that it is not right because God would not want to take the life of an individual. Instead God would want to try and teach the individuals that their actions were wrong to try and safe the individual’s life. For the reason that after the person realize that what they did was not right with God there is a chance that the individual would change their lives and try to do good. Also the philosopher might think that instead of murdering the person the individual should be
A philosopher who follows the Divine Command Theory would say that the death penalty is not of God. As a result the philosopher would not consent to someone being put to death because of a crime that the individual committed. The philosopher would think that it is not right because God would not want to take the life of an individual. Instead God would want to try and teach the individuals that their actions were wrong to try and safe the individual’s life. For the reason that after the person realize that what they did was not right with God there is a chance that the individual would change their lives and try to do good. Also the philosopher might think that instead of murdering the person the individual should be