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    The independent moral standards invoked to judge divine c... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→It is possible for a deity in traditional African religion to issue commands that practitioners consider unethical.

    The independent moral standards invoked to judge divine commands are themselves derived from communal life shaped by religious practice, undermining their claimed independence.

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    • 1.All moral intuitions are formed through socialization within communities, including religious ones that shaped our ethical frameworks.
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    • 2.We cannot access a pre-social, neutral standpoint from which to judge divine commands independently of our cultural formation.
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    • 3.When we claim independence from religious tradition while judging it, we likely use standards that tradition itself instilled in us.
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    • 1.Origins of moral standards don't determine their validity; even socially-derived principles can be genuinely independent once examined rationally.
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    • 2.We can recognize internal contradictions between religious practice and its own stated principles, showing critical distance exists.
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    • 3.Some moral standards (like basic rights) converge across diverse non-religious communities, suggesting independence from any single tradition.
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