(March 13, 2015 at 11:37 am)Esquilax Wrote: So is god's nature good because he says so, or because it conforms to moral goodness? The Euthyphro Dilemma remains unanswered, and it destroys everything you've said here, Steve.
"Is what is morally good commanded by God because it is morally good, or is it morally good because it is commanded by God?"
The Euthyphro dilemma is a false dilemma because there is a third option. When you are talking about the nature of God you are talking about his essential properties (the greatest conceivable being). God neither conforms to nor invents the moral order. Rather His very nature is the standard for good.