Natural Law and the Intelligent Universe
In my last article I contrasted the Divine Command theory with Natural Law. I used Plato’s dialogue, Euthyphro, where Socrates asks this questions:
“Do the gods love holiness [the good] because it is holy [good], or is it holy [good] because the gods love it?”
Natural Law is the first option and Divine Command is the second. It comes down to the question of whether Moral Law is subject to the whims of God, or is God beholden to an embedded Natural or Moral Law? I sided with Natural Law and want to now show how Natural Law integrates nicely with the notion of an Intelligent or Magical Universe.
Just as a refresher, here is how Ethicist Judith Boss, in her book, Ethics for Life, defines Natural Law.
“According to natural law theory, morality is universal and grounded in rational nature rather than being particular and relative to God’s commands. Natural law does not mean laws of physics, but laws of rational human nature, which, unlike fixed laws of physical nature are free and autonomous. Natural or moral law is unchanging and eternal. Natural law is universally…