Theological Voluntarism: The Divine Command Theory
Initially I will begin by breaking down the title of “Theological Voluntarism” because it allows for crucial inceptive information that summarizes this theory.
Theological Voluntarism: Theological meaning the study of theology (religion, God, gods, etc..); and voluntarism meaning will is a primary factor in an individual or universe.
The Divine Command Theory is the elemental belief that a divine being (“divine being,” defined as the immortal being that is followed and believed), commands morality and immorality, and that these ideas can only originate within this divine being. Moral law is a feature of a divine beings nature. Essentially, both a divine being and morality bear a direct correlation. To believe in Divine Command Theory, one believes …show more content…
To follow these one accepts all moral and immoral statements assigned by their
“God” in complete staidness. The Divine Command theory is not a mere suggestion made by a divine being; it is instead a requirement one must live by, since awareness of morality is knowledge in the distinction between evil and good. To live against one’s belief is to not entirely believe in it, or to rebel against one’s faith or “God”.
For Divine Command Theory to be unquestionable, a divine being must exist.
Therefore these three premises arise: P1) There are objective moral rules; P2) If “God” does not exist, there are no objective moral rules; C) Therefore, “God” exists. Assuredly, the Divine Command Theory is the actuality that God does exist because there are legitimate and universal objective morals. Through these three premises in Divine
Command Theory, the following argument expands; P1) If there is no “God” then there are no objective values in the world; P2) there are objective moral values; C) “God” exists. To the opposition of Divine Command Theory, the idea of moral realism is contrived. Moral realism is the notion that no moral principle is globally or
Theological Voluntarism: Theological meaning the study of theology (religion, God, gods, etc..); and voluntarism meaning will is a primary factor in an individual or universe.
The Divine Command Theory is the elemental belief that a divine being (“divine being,” defined as the immortal being that is followed and believed), commands morality and immorality, and that these ideas can only originate within this divine being. Moral law is a feature of a divine beings nature. Essentially, both a divine being and morality bear a direct correlation. To believe in Divine Command Theory, one believes …show more content…
To follow these one accepts all moral and immoral statements assigned by their
“God” in complete staidness. The Divine Command theory is not a mere suggestion made by a divine being; it is instead a requirement one must live by, since awareness of morality is knowledge in the distinction between evil and good. To live against one’s belief is to not entirely believe in it, or to rebel against one’s faith or “God”.
For Divine Command Theory to be unquestionable, a divine being must exist.
Therefore these three premises arise: P1) There are objective moral rules; P2) If “God” does not exist, there are no objective moral rules; C) Therefore, “God” exists. Assuredly, the Divine Command Theory is the actuality that God does exist because there are legitimate and universal objective morals. Through these three premises in Divine
Command Theory, the following argument expands; P1) If there is no “God” then there are no objective values in the world; P2) there are objective moral values; C) “God” exists. To the opposition of Divine Command Theory, the idea of moral realism is contrived. Moral realism is the notion that no moral principle is globally or