... believes that his actions are holy so Socrates challenges him to state what he thinks holiness is. Euthyphro's answer is 'what is agreeable to the God's is holy, and what is not agreeable is unholy' However, Socrates notes that disagreements arise amongst the Gods so there can be no universal definition of holiness amongst them. Euthyphro argues that although they disagree on many things all the Gods would agree that killing a man is wrong (unholy). But Socrates wants evidence for this claim. The Euthyphro dilemma is stated: 'Euthyphro: Well, I should certainly say that what's holy is whatever all the Gods approve of, and that its opposite, what all the Gods disapprove of, is unholy... Socrates: We'll soon be in a better position to judge, my good chap. Consider the following point: is the holy approved by the Gods because it's holy, or is it holy because it's approved?' By ...

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