Formally Disproving Divine Command Theory

[Godscreated]

Thank you theists for highlighting your problems with the OP.

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Where does it assert this?

And, where does it assert that saving a life is always right?
An example of this situation in the Bible is Rahab in Joshua 2. She lies in order to save the lives of two men. Joshua later spares her and her family. Further, the NT commends her for doing the right thing twice (Heb 11, James 2). So, the premises of this argument are faulty.

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There is no commandment not to lie. And in your example you are coupling the righteous action with a lie. So the overarching good in your example would involve telling the lie. Your refutation is shallow beyond belief.

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This "disproving" only works if God commands "Lying is always wrong." If "bearing false witness" has a broad connotation that builds in intent, SDCT holds up. Even if you can prove that God commands never to lie, the existence of two wrong actions does not invalidate a theory. It merely means that whatever you do, you do something wrong--letting someone die, or lying. In a sinful world, that's not implausible. But for the life of me, I cannot imagine the scenario you're trying to put forth. Take the famous axe-murderer scenario. An axe-murderer shows up at your door and asks where your friend is hidden. To save your friend, you have to lie. But is this bearing false witness against your neighbor? No. It's merely depriving someone of true information. And ultimately, the scenario would never had arisen if the world was sinless.

Of course, all this is a defense of Strong Divine Command Theory, which says that an action is right if and only if and because God commands it. Weak Divine Command theory states that an action is right if God commands it, but not because God commands it.

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It seems like all of you are saying in one form or another that the Bible doesn't say we shouldn't lie. What should we do about these verses then?

Proverbs 6:16-19
There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.

Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.

Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.

Colossians 3:9-10
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.

Psalm 101:7
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.

Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

Proverbs 24:28
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Revelations 21:8
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

You've actually not brought anything against deceiving a murderer to protect others. To deceive does not have to be considered a lie. Deceiving your enemy in war is not considered a lie, at least not by anyone I've known, deception in war is done to defeat your enemy and to limit the deaths of your own troops.