Why Nietzsche Would Disagree With Divine Command Theory

NameProfessorCourseDateWhy Nietzsche Would Disagree with Divine Command TheoryDivine Command Theory is the general belief that “God determines what is right and wrong” (Rachels and Rachels 51). In the Christian model, which is where this theory is most commonly applied, God’s commands stem from the Bible and its concept of sin. The Christian Bible is also divided into two testaments: The Old Testament, which documents everything from the beginning of creation, the Great Flood, the Ten Commandments, and the history of the Israelites, while the New Testament focuses on the teachings of Jesus. Due to the complexity and occasional inconsistencies between these two testaments, religious interpretation of these texts is often needed to explain these inconsistencies. For instance, the axiom of justice being meted by an eye for an eye is an Old Testament value, while turning the other cheek is a New Testament value, but these two axioms seemingly conflict with one another in regard to meaning. Thus, an appropriate determination of justice under Divine Command Theory would suggest one of these two responses, but due to the ambiguity of which one to use, a religious scholar such as a priest is often