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Question 5 of 10 Plato - Euthyphro / Points: 3 In the Euthyphro, Socrates performs an amazing feat in logic when he proves that: OA) Only if morality comes from God, can it have an objective basis. Otherwise it's a free-for-all. O B) If you don't accept Jesus as your lord and savior, you're going to hell. C) If there is an objective standard of good, it would have to exist independently of God, and God would have to abide by and be subordinate to such a standard in order to count as good. D) If God is the ultimate source of mortnity, morality would be no better than making choices by rolling dice. OE) As long as we use our faculty of reason correctly, we have the capacity to discover moral truths on our own. < Previous Next >

Answer 1

Solution: if there is an objective standard of good, it would have to exist independently of God, and God would have to abide by and be subordinate to such a standard to count as good

Explanation: The Socrates in the Euthyphro performs an amazing feat on proving that the morality is grounded in a pre-existing moral goodness standard, wherein God himself does not control over and must adopt.