1. divine command theory introduction

2. the divine command theory T he Good consists in always doing what God wills at any particular moment. -Emil Brunner The Divine Imperative

3. the divine command theory Subjectivism: “X is right” means “I approve of X.” Conventionalism: “X is right” means “My culture approves of X.” The Divine Command Theory: “X is right” means “God approves of X.”

4. the divine command theory The Divine Command Theory: There are some objective moral truths. “X is right” means “God commands X”. “X is wrong” means “God commands against X”.

5. the problem of the moral atheist 1. If DCT is true, then either the moral atheist is guilty of an obvious logical or grammatical mistake. 2. The moral atheist isn’t guilty of such a mistake. 3. [So] The DCT isn’t true.

6. the divine command theory The Divine Command Theory: There are some objective moral truths. “X is right” means “God commands X”. “X is wrong” means “God commands against X”. The Revised Divine Command Theory: There are some objective moral truths. For any right action X, X is right because and only because God commands X. For any wrong action X, X is wrong because and only because God commands against X.