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Euthyphro postulates that morality is that what the gods like.I feel comfortable enough with my understanding of morality. I have put countless hours studying it, just because I have not read every single article or opinion on it does not mean I don't know what I am talking about. If you would like to summarize what the Euthyphro dilemma and we can talk about it, I have no problem with that. I am sure it's got good points it makes as well as going to have its own weakness and possibly assumes a bunch of stuff as well that I or many disagree with. I can't be changing my stance on what i think or believe every time someone has a new or different opinion.
The dilemma Socrates presents to him then is this:
Is something moral because the gods like it or
do the gods like something because it's moral?
The first horn makes morality subjective and a simple matter of "because I say so".
The second horn makes the gods superfluous because moral things are moral in their own good.
On which one do you want to die?