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    It is not the case that The Akan concept of 'onyame nhye wo kwan' (what God forbids) shows that divine prohibition and moral wrongness are co-extensive in ordinary Akan moral discourse, not independently derived.

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    • 1.Co-extensiveness in discourse doesn't prove metaphysical co-extensiveness; speakers may conflate logically distinct concepts.
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    • 2.Akan communities also appeal to consequences, virtue, and social harmony—suggesting morality has independent grounds beyond divine prohibition.
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    • 3.Language use reflects contingent cultural belief, not necessary truth about the relationship between divine and moral wrongness.
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    • 1.Akan moral language semantically links divine prohibition directly to wrongness without requiring separate justification.
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    • 2.Historical Akan ethical practice shows communities treated divine will as the primary moral authority, not derived from independent principles.
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    • 3.Conceptual co-extension reflects how Akan speakers actually understand moral wrongness through divine framework, not external standards.
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