Many believe that there is a connection between morality and religion, but do ethics truly require a religious or supernatural foundation? The answer to this question is no. Morality is independent of religion, and morals exist primarily to keep us safe and protect us from harm.
Various religions each have different commands given by their God, but why is it that these commands exist? While some believe that these commands exist purely because God wants them to, the commands would seem arbitrary without being beneficial to our safety and well-being. Take commands on topics such as dietary restrictions and murder for example. Below are commands given in Jewish and Hindu religions.
A) “Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales. But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to regard as unclean. And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean." - Leviticus 11.9
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In the Euthyphro Dilemma, Euthyphro also supports the Divine Command Theory, believing that the gods determine what is right and wrong. The dilemma raises the question, “is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?" What Euthyphro believes is, “what is dear to the gods is pious, what is not is impious,” which follows the constitutive belief (Plato 11). One who is in support of the evidential theory believes that God makes commands because they are right. Those who believe that shellfish and murder have the same moral status would support the constitutive belief and follow the commands solely because God says to, rather than having a good reason to such as protecting our safety and
Various religions each have different commands given by their God, but why is it that these commands exist? While some believe that these commands exist purely because God wants them to, the commands would seem arbitrary without being beneficial to our safety and well-being. Take commands on topics such as dietary restrictions and murder for example. Below are commands given in Jewish and Hindu religions.
A) “Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales. But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to regard as unclean. And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean." - Leviticus 11.9
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In the Euthyphro Dilemma, Euthyphro also supports the Divine Command Theory, believing that the gods determine what is right and wrong. The dilemma raises the question, “is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?" What Euthyphro believes is, “what is dear to the gods is pious, what is not is impious,” which follows the constitutive belief (Plato 11). One who is in support of the evidential theory believes that God makes commands because they are right. Those who believe that shellfish and murder have the same moral status would support the constitutive belief and follow the commands solely because God says to, rather than having a good reason to such as protecting our safety and