PHLA11H3 Lecture : Ethics - Tutorial #7.
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1. there"s no such thing as moral principles because there"s no such thing as god. If god is dead, anything is permitted. Asks you to think of the consequences of believing this scenario one. Are there moral principles because god commands them. Does god command (the right and good ones) moral principles because they are moral. 2. there"s no such thing as moral principles because they do not fit into the scientific picture of the world. There are moral principles because god commands them. The command makes it a moral principle. God commands (the right and good ones) moral principles because they are moral. Don"t rape is a moral principle (because) god commands it ( don"t rape ) What are the consequences of scenario one and two. If god commands (a moral principle) for a reason, it"s actually scenario two. So technically, the basis for god"s command cannot be arbitrary. By accepting the premise, morality depends on god .
