In the context of morality, the divine command theory claims that:
A. morality is relative to or dependent on God's will.
B. human knowledge comes through the five senses.
C. morality is created collectively by people and, therefore, differs from culture to culture.
D. the existence of evil in the world disproves the existence of God.
Answer: A
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