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If it were possible to take a poll of the American people on the question, “To what moral principle do you appeal most frequently?” we would probably find that, next to hedonism, the most frequent appeal was made to a principle which referred to God’s will. It is quite commonplace to hear such remarks as: “You ought not to steal, for it is against God’s will”; or “Murder and rape are contrary to God’s will, and no God-fearing people do such things.” The Ten Commandments are reverred because they are taken as expressions of God’s will. The Golden Rule is authoritative precisely because it too is held to be an expression of God’s will.
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Kattsoff, L.O. (1965). Theological Morals. In: Making Moral Decisions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9288-0_5
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