Identify the conclusion of the following argument: \"There are those who maintai
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Question
Identify the conclusion of the following argument:
"There are those who maintain...that even if God is not required as the author of the moral law, he is nevertheless required as the enforcer of it, for without the threat of divine punishment, people will not act morally. But this position is [not plausible]. In the first place, as an empirical hypothesis about the psychology of human beings, it is questionable. There is no unambiguous evidence that theists are more moral than non theists. Not only have psychological studies failed to find a significant correlation between frequency of religious workshop and moral conduct, but convicted criminals are much [more] likely to be theists than atheists. Second, the threat of divine punishment cannot impose a moral obligation, for might does not make right. Threats extort; they do not create a moral duty."--Free Inquiry, Summer 2997
a. God's threats don't determine what we ought to do.
b. It is implausible to think that God is required as the author of the moral law.
c. Theists are less moral than non-theists.
d. It is implausible to think that God is required as the enforcer of the moral law.
Explanation / Answer
Gods threats dont determine what we ought to do
As this is the final interpretation that can be out of the given arguement and also because all the other statements are already mentioned in it and this is the only statement which can conclude the last sentence of the given argument