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The concept that moral actions are those that conform to God's will is within the context of the Divine Command Theory. This theory explores whether an action is right or wrong by determining whether or not an action conforms to God's will. If an action does conform then it is morally permissible, if it does not then it is impermissible. This theory is shattered, however, when the will of God is scrutinized by Socrates in …

…being human is the ability to think abstractly -something does not have to be classified to have meaning. Theists reject the Divine Command Theory because it is not necessary for others who do not believe in the existence of God to wander down the divine command theory path. Furthermore, it is pointless to contemplate what a supreme creator decrees if the individual doesn't believe in the existence of the supreme creator in the first place.