Socrates asks the question “Do the gods love holiness because it is holy, or is it holy because the gods love it?” If that is somewhat confusing we can change the terms but still preserve the meaning, we want to know whether God commands what is good because it is good or whether the good is good because God commands it?

What Is the Relationship Between Religion and Morality? (Can we take a secular approach to ethics?) In other words, does moral standards themselves depend on God for their validity or is there an autonomy of ethics, so even God is subject to the moral order.

“Socrates asks the question “Do the gods love holiness because it is holy, or is it holy because the gods love it?” If that is somewhat confusing we can change the terms but still preserve the meaning, we want to know whether God commands what is good because it is good or whether the good is good because God commands it?

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