-So, Samuel. The Euthyphro dilemma asks this question: Does God love what is pious because it is pious, or is what is pious pious because it's loved by God?
-What do you mean by pious?
-I mean what is moral, what is considered to be "good" in a religious sense.
-I don't believe morality exists.
-You don't think morality exists?
-I know it does not.
-But surely you agree that there have been and continue be religions with their own unique moral code? And that these moral code are given authority by a supreme being? What I'm pointing out is that there is a inherent tension within any moral code that supports its truth and legitimacy on the will of God. What I'm asking you is this: Is what is moral commanded by God because it is moral, or is it moral because it is commanded by God?
-You're operating on a fallacy here, my friend. There is no such thing as morality, and so your question is meaningless.
He was real smart, smarter than most, but he was so concerned with presenting a confident and assured and powerful opinion that he couldn't even listen to what was being asked of him.
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