Question

Why isn’t a definition of piety as that which is loved by all the gods compatible with the claim that pious things are loved by the gods because they are pious?

Answer 1

Explanation to the given question is as follows;

Step-by-step explanation:

To be religious is to have all the deities love you. But anything that is religious isn't such even though it is liked by the deities; rather, it is beloved by the gods because it is pious, according to Plato's reasoning. God-belovedness is a result of being beloved by the deities, but it is not a result of being adored by the deities.