Tell me the truth, some of you just clicked on this article to see what a “Euthyphro Dilemma” is.
Ok, so what is it? It’s Socrates’ famous question concerning the nature of goodness where he asks whether a thing is good because God says it is good, or does God say it’s good because it is good.
He’s trying to determine if God decides goodness by mere fiat, or that there is a standard of good above God that even God has to adhere to. Atheists quickly seized the opportunity to use this question to attack the existence of God.
Well the good news is that this is a false dichotomy, and the below article will flesh it out for you. It will also give you some refreshing insight into the Trinity:
The Euthyphro Dilemma and the Triune God of Love
The Euthyphro Dilemma, a Socratic dialogue found in Plato’s writings, famously challenges the ideas that ‘the gods’ are a legitimate source of morality. In the dialogue, Socrates asks his friend Euthyphro, “The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is beloved by the gods because it is holy, or holy because it is beloved of the gods.”