PHIL 200 Intro to Ethics – Unit 2 Questions and Answers 2022

PHIL 200 Intro to Ethics – Unit 2 Questions and Answers 2022 Which of the following statements about divine command theory is true? Answer: Divine command theory states that what is right is wholly determined from God's command. Divine command theory states that God freely chooses what is right and what is wrong. Divine command theory is an objectivist moral theory. Norman learns from his pastor that God commands people to love one another. Thus according to divine command theory, loving one another is __________. Answer: obligatory Patricia abstains from eating pork because she believes God has commanded her to. Thus according to divine command theory, eating pork is __________. Answer: impermissible Oliver asks his rabbi if it's acceptable for him to swim in the ocean while visiting family in South Carolina. The rabbi tells him God has not said anything about swimming in the ocean. Thus according to divine command theory, swimming in the ocean is __________. Answer: neutral Which of the following examples contains a disagreement between popular thought and divine command theory? Answer: God says to forgive all people, but many crimes are thought to be unforgivable. God forbids eating meat from pigs, but many people say eating pork is a good thing. God forbids lying, but most people think lying is acceptable if it does good. Which of the following is an advantage of divine command theory? Answer: Divine command theory offers standards that originate outside of humanity. Divine command theory provides a source for ethical standards. This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :57:23 GMT -05:00 Divine command theory offers a firm basis for ethics. Which of the following represents a challenge to the voluntarist option of divine command theory? Answer: If God changes, what is good and what is evil could also change. Which of the following represents a challenge to the intellectualist option of divine command theory? Answer: It goes against divine command theory's principle that God's command is free. Which of the following represents a challenge to divine command theory? Answer: Divine command theory does not offer directives for every situation. In a well-known Biblical story, Adam and Eve lived in a beautiful garden. They were allowed to eat anything they wished, except God forbade them from eating the fruit from one particular tree. Since Eve and Adam sampled the fruit from the forbidden tree, according to divine command theory, was this a right action or a wrong action? Answer: A wrong action because they disobeyed God’s command In a well-known Biblical story, God sent Jonah on an errand to deliver a message. Instead, Jonah went to sea on a ship. There was a terrible storm and Jonah was thrown overboard to save the others. Then God sent a great fish to swallow Jonah and save him. According to divine command theory, was Jonah’s decision to go to sea a right or a wrong action? Answer: A wrong action because God had commanded Jonah to do something else In a popular Bible story, God intends to flood the earth and commands Noah to build an ark to preserve his family and all the animals. According to divine command theory, if Noah had refused to build the ark, would that have been a right action or a wrong action?