Piety and Mathematics

The Euthyphro focuses on the relation between Goodness and divine approval, without considering an analogous issue that can also bear upon the nature of Piety. That is, also debatable is: whether something is true because a deity asserts it, or a deity asserts something because it is true. One challenge to the former thesis are mathematical propositions, to which even the Biblical God seems subject. For, not only does Genesis not ascribe to God the creation of Mathematics, God himself seems conditioned by simple laws of addition, e. g. the 3rd day + a new day = the 4th day. Furthermore, while God's command to Abraham seems to override any injunction against murder, not only is there no analogous evidence of a divine suspension of mathematical rules, the possibility of such a power seems difficult, to put it mildly, to even conceive. So, Piety, qua respect for Truth, seems independent of both the existence of and the nature of Deity, plus, while 'Science' is commonly posited as the primary adversary of 'Religion', Mathematics presents the more formidable challenge to the latter.