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    It is not the case that 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.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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    • 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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