A criticism made against the divine command theory in the text is that

a. God’s commands are too hard to obey.
b. different religions have different divine commands.
c. God’s commands are not always consistent.
d. it reduces to the trivial statement "God commands what God commands."


d. it reduces to the trivial statement "God commands what God commands."

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A) Inclination is a feeling, and feelings cannot be morally commanded. B) We must be inclined to do what is good. C) Morality is a matter of feeling, not of will. D) What we will is based on how we feel.

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