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Is what is moral commanded by God because it is moral, or is it moral because it is commanded by God?

Is what is moral commanded by God because it is moral, or is it moral because it is commanded by God?

Plato
Religion, Atheism, Moral

But he who has been earnest in the love of knowledge and of true wisdom, and has exercised his intellect more than any other part of him, must have thoughts immortal and divine. If he attain truth, and in so far as human nature is capable of sharing in immortality, he must altogether be immortal.

Plato
Science, Religion, Human Nature
Plato (2015). “Plato: The Complete Works: From the greatest Greek philosopher, known for The Republic, Symposium, Apology, Phaedrus, Laws, Crito, Phaedo, Timaeus, Meno, Euthyphro, Gorgias, Parmenides, Protagoras, Statesman and Critias”, p.1959, e-artnow

A certain portion of mankind do not believe at all in the existence of the gods.

Plato
Believe, Religion, Atheism
Plato (2008). “Laws”, p.285, Cosimo, Inc.

For though a man should be a complete unbeliever in the being of gods; if he also has a native uprightness of temper, such persons will detest evil in men; their repugnance to wrong disinclines them to commit wrongful acts; they shun the unrighteous and are drawn to the upright.

Plato
Men, Evil, Religion
Plato (1934). “The Laws of Plato”

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