Problem: Advantages and Shortcomings of Divine Command Theory
Determine the morality of a given action according to divine command theory. In a popular Bible story, God intends to flood the earth and commands Noah to build an ark to preserve his family and all the animals. According to divine command theory, if Noah had refused to build the ark, would that have been a right action or a wrong action? Need Assignment Help? A.) A wrong action because that would have been denying God's command B.) A right action because that might have convinced God to spare mankind C.) A wrong action because God had given Noah skill as a carpenter D.) A right action because Noah didn't want all the inhabitants of the earth to die