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Euthyphro dilemma
A problem concerning whether something is determined by the interest of one or more gods or whether the interest of one or more gods is based on rational criteria. The Euthyphro dilemma was originally found in a Socratic dialogue called the Euthyphro where Socrates asked if what is pious was pious because the gods liked it or if the gods liked pious things because they were worthy of being liked. Now the “Euthyphro dilemma” is generally used to refer to what is right or wrong—is what is right only right because God likes it, or does God like what is right because of some rational criteria? Many people take this dilemma as a good reason to reject “divine command theory” and to think that what is right or wrong is based on objective criteria and that God likes what is right because of the rational criteria (assuming that God exists).
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