Reasonable Faith Podcast Question of the Week #949: M. Huemer’s Criticism of Divine Command Theory
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Jul 24, 2025 Dive into a fascinating debate on divine command theory and its moral implications. Discover Michael Huemer's criticisms and how they challenge traditional views of morality rooted in God's nature. The discussion sheds light on misunderstandings and defends theism as a robust foundation for moral values and duties. It's a thought-provoking exploration that reconciles faith and ethics!
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Theism As Ground For Moral Values
- William Lane Craig argues theism grounds objective moral values by rooting them in the nature of a maximally great being.
- God’s holy and loving character serves as the absolute standard against which moral goodness is measured.
Duties Rooted In Divine Commands
- Craig holds that moral duties are constituted by God's will and commands rather than by human attitudes.
- Those commands reflect God's essential holy and loving character, avoiding arbitrariness.
Paradigms Explain Moral Goodness
- Craig defends a paradigmatic approach: goodness is measured by resemblance to God's nature as the moral paradigm.
- He compares this to using a human paradigm in paleoanthropology to classify beings objectively.