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1 The divine command theory
Higher RMPS The divine command theory

2 Learning intentions After today’s lesson you will be able to:
explain the divine command theory evaluate arguments for and against the divine command theory.

3 The divine command theory
The divine command theory is a guiding moral principle which states that something is right/wrong if God says so and should be obeyed because God commands it. If God says you should do something you should do it. This is a meta-ethical theory because it is concerned with why things are right and wrong.

4 Most religious people would argue that God is:
– all loving – all powerful – all good. Therefore anything God commands must be obeyed because God is always right.

5 Some people believe that moral values are heteronomous.
The word hetero means different. (Heterosexual – someone who is attracted to someone of a different gender, Homosexual – someone who is attracted to someone of the same gender) To believe that moral values are heteronomous means that moral values are decided by someone different, usually a greater being like God. Heteronomous means that moral values are decided by what religions teach.

6 Learning check… Explain the divine command theory in your own words. 2KU Explain why the divine command theory is known as a meta-ethical theory. 2KU Give two reasons why a religious person might agree with the divine command theory. 4AE Give two reasons why a religious person might disagree with the divine command theory. 4AE Give two reasons why a non-religious person might disagree with the divine command theory. 4AE

7 Quick recap The divine command theory is a guiding moral principle which states that something is right/wrong if God says so and should be obeyed because God commands it.


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