Daily Defense Podcast
#351 The Standard of Goodness - Jimmy Akin
Dec 17, 2023
Religious philosopher Jimmy Akin discusses the standard of goodness and its relation to God. They explore Plato's Euthyphro and divine command theory, concluding that the ultimate standard of goodness is God Himself.
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- The concept of the standard of goodness explores whether something is good because God says it is or if there is an independent standard of goodness that even God is bound to.
- The ultimate standard of goodness is God himself, as all particular moral laws are an unfolding of God's own goodness.
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The Standard of Goodness
The podcast episode explores the concept of the standard of goodness. It discusses the dilemma of whether something is good because God says it is, or if there is an independent standard of goodness that even God is bound to. The view that goodness is whatever God commands is known as divine command theory. While some moral requirements are indeed based on divine commands, there are deeper moral principles that govern these commands. The podcast argues that the standard of goodness is God's eternal nature, and therefore not arbitrary or independent of Him.
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