RE: What is 'objective' value?
January 23, 2016 at 5:11 pm
(This post was last modified: January 23, 2016 at 5:11 pm by henryp.)
(January 23, 2016 at 4:35 pm)God of Mr. Hanky Wrote:(January 10, 2016 at 4:58 pm)wallym Wrote: ...
An objective value is true based on objective reality, e.g.
2+2=4<>5.
A subjective value is based on subjective reality, such as a preference for the color blue over red. It cannot stand in correctly for a value of objective reality, because it is of a subjective, not an objective nature.
Therefore, nobody's preferred moral values are "objective moral values", and no objective moral values exist - there are only the subjective moral values which we share.
My preference for blue over red is based on objective reality. It is a description of a person. Science could probably map out where in my brain my preference for blue over red exists. It is a tangible thing that we, if the technology existed, could likely point to in the brain. My preferring blue is no less objective than saying I have 10 toes.
That was the missed point. By confusing that objective reality, and calling it subjective, and then saying the opinion "blue is better than red" is also subjective, we're equating an objective reality (I prefer blue) with a nonsense statement (blue is better than red).