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1
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What type of theory is Divine Command Theory? What does this mean?

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A meta-ethical theory, study of moral thought and language.

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What is Divine Command Theory?

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An ethic that says that an action is good if it is the equivalent of what God commands.

3
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What does it say God commands?

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Goodness

4
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Who was Plato a student of?

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Socrates

5
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Who wrote the script titled ‘Euthyphro’?

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Plato

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What belief is DCT based on?

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The belief that God created the world ex-nihilo.