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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).Didn’t I ask the following question before: why must there be an authority - I presume you mean an agent who exercises authority - in... -
Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).Do you have any justification for your belief that morality is not objective? Notice I didn't frame your position the way you did, as...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).Would you say an authority - implying an authority with agency - is necessary for morality? If so, why? ETA: While I agree somewhat...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread Daniel Dennett has passed.Not at all. Some Christians probably let emotion play a role in accepting their religion, but, then, maybe some atheists do, too. I do...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).I don't know why morality is such a thing that it admits anything into it. Doing so turns it into a meaningless concept, as it can be...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).It covers what people actually consider to be moral issues. As I've asked you repeatedly, what else is there, in real, practical terms...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).Because it disregards the well-being of conscious creatures. Specifically, it fails to take the well-being (not being bumped into) of...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).We have a definition of the word, just like for any word. I think that is the wrong way to frame it, as it just sets up a tautology...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).Except all the things you mention involve the well-being of conscious creatures, and my question was what ELSE could be part of a moral...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).No. But before we continue with that, can you answer my question I’ve asked a couple of times now? What else could morality be about...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).My definition of morality is the one that makes sense. What is morality except for the well-being of conscious creatures?
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).No, it refers to well being by definition. If morality is not defined as the well-being of conscious creatures, what other definition...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).I don't see this as an argument against an objective morality based on the well-being of conscious creatures. Did you mean it that way...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).I don't see why whether something is an existential issue or not has anything to do with the usefulness and internal logic of the...
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Gus Bovona replied to the thread moral system(s).Wouldn't you agree that you can make the same argument about the term and concept of health (in terms of medicine), yet that has not...