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We would otherwise be able to

If God commands or loves what he or she commands or loves because it is morally good then this makes morality in some sense independent of God. He or she is responding to pre-existing moral values that occur in the universe: discovering rather than creating them. On this view, it would be possible to describe morality completely without any mention of God, though it might be thought that God provides us with more reliable information about morality than we would otherwise be able to glean from the world with our limited intellects. Nevertheless, on this view, God is not the source of morality.


What does "otherwise" mean in the context above . I think it means that it might be thought that God provides us with more reliable information about morality than we would be able to glean from the world with our limited intellects if God didn't provides us with more reliable information about morality. Is it correct?

  

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XVI What does "otherwise" mean in the context above . without the assistance of ***

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XVIWhat does "otherwise" mean in the context above .

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Pull it apart into its components and you get other wise ~ other ways ~ (in) another way.

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