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Religion and Morality – The Euthyphro Dilemma
By the end of today’s lesson you will:i) be familiar with the four key scholars with regards to the connection between
religion and moralityii) Have re-familiarised yourself with the
Euthyphro dilemmaiii) Have found Biblical examples of the
Euthyphro dilemma
Rich Pictures
Anecdotal Evidence
• What is something that you perceive as being good?
• What qualities make this thing good?• Do you choose to experience this
good thing or is it something that comes to you?
• Is this thing good because you say it is good, or is it good anyway?
Which criticism for which...
• PROBLEM: God hasn’t had to make a choice about what ‘good’ things he should put in the Bible, everything in the Bible is just ‘good’ anyway because God says so – yet being a good and moral person usually involves making a choice.
PROBLEM: Although this would mean that God has been a moral agent and made a choice between good and evil – this means that things are intrinsically good in themselves – which takes God’s away from God’s goodness and makes us ask – what does make these things good?
Is the Bible passage....
Exodus 23:19 Genesis 22:1-19
Judges 11:30-39
Job 1:1-11
A) A POINTLESS COMMAND B) GOD COMMANDING SOMETHING EVIL
Kierkegaard & Habgood
‘ you gotta have faith’ – highest virtue
There’s a nagging doubt – but the fact that God answers to these people at all shows he is gracious and bothered
• Each group has a question that they must try to answer in writing.
• They will then pass their answer on to the next group who will analyse it and feedback for class discussion.
Pass Analyse
Quiz
• 1) Do we need God to give life meaning?• 2) Do you agree that ‘without God
everything is permitted?• 3) Explain the difference between ‘X is
good because God wills it’ and ‘God wills X because it is good.’
• 4) List the key criticisms of the argument.• 5) Can morality ever be founded on
authority?• 6) How do you decide what is good or bad?
Justify your view.
Response to Euthyphro?
Moral argument Archetypes Bertrand Russell
Recap starter- pick at least 4 words from the selection below & explain them!
Blue = 1 point eachRed = 2 points each
Black = 3 points each
Intrinsic goodness Copleston Kant
Divine command ethics
Eschatology Euthyphro dilemma