Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Throughout history, all moral traditions have based ethics on religion.
2. The divine command theory claims that "moral rightness" means "willed by God."
3. The viewpoint that opposes the divine command theory is the autonomy thesis.
4. It is impossible to believe in God and embrace the autonomy thesis.
5. According to the autonomy thesis, God’s will cannot change what is intrinsically evil into a morally good act.


F 1. Throughout history, all moral traditions have based ethics on religion.
T 2. The divine command theory claims that "moral rightness" means "willed by God."
T 3. The viewpoint that opposes the divine command theory is the autonomy thesis.
F 4. It is impossible to believe in God and embrace the autonomy thesis.
T 5. According to the autonomy thesis, God’s will cannot change what is intrinsically evil into a morally good act.

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