Horn 2 leads to the conclusion that Divine Command Theory is false. Specifically horn 2 of Plato's Dilemma contends that God commands or approves of right conduct because it is right and forbids or disapproves of wrong conduct because it is wrong. In short, right is right prior to divine fiat and so also is the case with moral conduct that is wrong. God simply endorses what is already right and what is already wrong.
But there is also an undesirable consequence to taking this position. God commands actions because they are morally right but then there is a standard of morality that is independent of God's commands. God does not control morality; rather he knows which actions are right or which actions are wrong and communicates that information to s in the form of commands. But this threatens the claim that God is omnipotent and herein resides the problem with this proposal. The characteristic "omnipotent" refers to God's being all-powerful and capable of doing anything. The implications of this should not be overlooked since they are extremely significant. In short, this conclusion leads to the nullification of the theological conception of right and wrong since God is not omnipotent or all-powerful.
Remember that while this particular claim does not threaten the claim that God is omniscient or all knowing, it does threaten the claim that God is omnipotent or all-powerful.
