Which of the following summarizes Kwame Gyekye's response to Socrates's question "Do the gods love holiness [the good] because it is holy [good], or is it holy [good] because the gods love it?"

A. The gods love the good because it is good, not the other way around.
B. The gods, being perfectly holy/good, can only command us to do what is good.
C. God does not exist. People like Euthyphro who claim to hear God giving them commands are hallucinating and perhaps even dangerous.
D. Something is good because the gods love it.


Answer: A

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