Essay On The Euthyphro Dilemma

Many people deal with different kind of dilemmas that challenge their religious, traditional and cultural values. People might have preference on how to deal with the dilemma and the path to take which they believe to be morally right, but there is no one common right answer for a dilemma. A dilemma is a question with two possible and reasonable answers or explanations, which can be argued from both sides. The Euthyphro Dilemma deals with the question whether or not an action is right because God commands it or, God commands it because it is right. Specifically the dilemma asks, “Is what is morally right right because God approves of it or commands it, or rather does God command it because it is right? (Fisher 359). The issue with this dilemma
Tough some people might see an issue with this position, Rachels defends his positions with some explanations. One explanation that Rachels give is that, “God commands us to do certain things because they are right.” (Rachels 53). He says that God is wise and he knows what is good and what is not good, therefore, he commands us to do the things that are right and better for us. For example, he states, “ God, who is infinitely wise, recognizes that truthfulness is better than deceitfulness, and so then he commands us to be truthful.” (Rachels 53). As he explains, God knows what is better for us to do and therefore, the things that he knows are better are the things he commands us to do. God does not command us to do what is wrong, he does not command us to do random things, and “his commands are the results of his wisdom.” (Rachels 54). Therefore, God is wise and right and the things he commands are right because he commands them and he will simply not command us to do the wrong thing because his commands are not random, but the result of his