If God commanded genocide, would that make it good?
Reason Through
English - January 20, 2021 23:25 - 49 minutes - 38.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Jacob speaks again with Philosopher Chad Bogosian. They discuss one theistic moral theory that is typically associated with objective morality. This theory is known as Divine Command Theory. Divine Command Theorists believe God is the ultimate source of goodness and through his goodness flows commands, thus creating moral obligations. Jacob also expresses his concerns about said theory.
Article referenced:
https://philpapers.org/rec/KOOCGG