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Explain The Euphyphro Dilemma

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The euphyphro dilemma states that does god command an action because it is good or does an action become good when god commands it
Kierkegaard stated we must believe and have faith in god even if his actions seem unethical and we have no way of explaining them his will supercedes ethics regardless of his morality however religious speakers estate that god is a perfect being therefore in essence he cannot will evil so the morality of god is absolute and always correct.
It was argued by Plato that good is independent of god’s will god only commands what is good however this suggests that goodness does not originate from god instead goodness is a standard derived from something else and god simply enforces this standard this isn’t supported

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