Socrates and Plato had this figured out years ago.
The Euthyphro dilemma is found in Plato's dialogue Euthyphro, in which Socrates asks Euthyphro, "Is the pious (τὸ ὅσιον) loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?" (10a)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthyphro_dilemma
A sober man would say something is pious because it is pious, not because it is loved by the gods.
Basically, something isn't good just because a higher authority commands it.
The Euthyphro dilemma is found in Plato's dialogue Euthyphro, in which Socrates asks Euthyphro, "Is the pious (τὸ ὅσιον) loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?" (10a)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthyphro_dilemma
A sober man would say something is pious because it is pious, not because it is loved by the gods.
Basically, something isn't good just because a higher authority commands it.
"Don't hate the player, hate the game son."
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