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storky111

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on: Jun 19, 2018

Socrates asks whether things are good
  because they are approved by the gods or whether
  the gods approve of them because they are good.
  To say that actions are good just because they are
  willed or approved by the gods or God seems to
  make morality arbitrary.


 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The advantage of a religious approach to ethics is that
  it describes the highest good, and leads people to
  strive for highly ethical behavior.


 
  What will be an ideal response?


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brittiany.barnes

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Socrates believes that
God or the gods condemn or disapprove of certain beliefs and
actions because they are inherently bad. Therefore, we should
also condemn such actions.



Answer to Question 2

The advantage of
the secular approach is that it provides an
overlapping consensus among people who disagree
about religion. It provides a system of values and fair rules that can be agree upon by people of different
religious traditions.
The secular approach can be compatible with religion,
as its principles recognize basic ideas about human
rights that transcend religious boundaries.



storky111

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Excellent

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