What Makes Right and Wrong?

Question of Michael Vermeer My philosophy professor in college has often asked the question “What makes a right (wrong) thing right (wrong)?” In attempting to answer this question, he has brought up several theories, one of which is called the Divine Command Theory. According to this theory, God makes something right or wrong by saying it is right or wrong on Mt. Sinai. This obviously cannot be the case, though, since Cain killed Abel before the Ten Commandments were given, and obviously knew...