(November 3, 2012 at 7:34 pm)Reasonable_Jeff Wrote: You're talking about the euthyphro dilemma.
The Judeo-Christian version would be something like:
"Is what is morally good commanded by God because it is morally good, or is it morally good because it is commanded by God?"
(taken from wikipedia)
It's a false dilema though. There is a third option.
God is the perfect moral being and his commands extend from or are in line with his nature (which is morally perfect and good).
Your third option is just first option re-worded. To declare god as the perfect moral being, you'd first need an independent moral standard.
