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Single Idea 2609

[from 'Human Society in Ethics and Politics' by Bertrand Russell, in 28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question ]

Full Idea

Theologians have always taught that God's decrees are good, and that this is not a mere tautology: it follows that goodness is logically independent of God's decrees.

Gist of Idea

If God's decrees are good, and this is not a mere tautology, then goodness is separate from God's decrees

Source

Bertrand Russell (Human Society in Ethics and Politics [1954], p.48)

Book Reference

Ayer,A.J.: 'The Central Questions of Philosophy' [Penguin 1976], p.226