Assume the fоllоwing three things. One, Gоd hаs commаnded us to not lie. Second, the purpose (i.e. the telos) God hаs assigned to human language is to communicate the truth. Third, the moral rule, you ought not to lie, is a morally justified rule - that is, following that rule tends to maximize pleasure and minimize pain.Consider the following situation:A major natural disaster has hit an ally of the U.S., putting several hundreds of thousands of people in peril. The president of the U.S. is considering sending troops to aid our ally logistically, contributing to the relief effort in order to save lives. Of course, he has to weigh the interests of the U.S. populace too; thus, he wants to keep the cost of the logistical aid at $10 billion or under. As a result, he consults a military strategist with an economics background to determine how many troops to send to keep the cost at or under $10 billion; the president will rely on what the strategist says.In examining the situation, the strategist sees two options he can tell the president. Option 1: send 1000 troops, which will save 35,000 people, and cost $10 billion to do. Option 2: send 1100 troops, which will save 350,000 people, and cost $11 billion to do. That extra 100 troops makes a big difference in terms of the relief effort's effectiveness! The strategist knows that if he tells the president both options, the president will choose option 1. However, if he says that sending 1100 troops will only cost $10 billion dollars - that is, if he lies to the president - then the president will send 1100 troops, thereby saving 315,000 more lives than if he tells the president the truth.One of the moral theories we covered in this unit states the following: So act that you use humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a means.Which of the following is entailed by that moral theory? Pick the best answer.
The аrgument frоm оmnipоtence essentiаlly sаys the following:God is omnipotent - that is, all-powerful. As a result, God can create moral facts. Not only can He create moral facts, but He has created moral facts; that's because His Divine Will has commanded humans to behave in certain ways. Consequently, it is a moral fact that humans ought to obey God's commands.What moral theory is this an argument for?