(June 23, 2014 at 9:37 pm)Arthur123 Wrote: Once again, Im moving from the assumption that objective morality exists. If we don't assume that, than genital mutilation, murder, ect. is morally permissible. Your question has nothing to do with the discussion. Im sorry..Moving from that assumption, why have we decided that killing is morally wrong? If we don't start at that assumption - why would any of those things be "morally permissible"? Or, if you prefer, you skipped a step from where you started to where we are - and even if we start elsewhere we won;t end up where you'd insist.
Since I've accepted the premise that objective morality exists and explained why the rest doesn't follow......and since I've explained that objective morality may not exist - and the rest doesn't follow, can we plug in that missing step? Or can we accept the fact that if the world does not conform to your presuppositions - it may not then conform to your conclusions (more accurately-more presuppositions..but I'm feeling generous)?
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