(August 15, 2015 at 4:47 am)robvalue Wrote: ...
4) My morality is based on evaluating the consequences of my actions. I weigh the likely benefit to humans, animals and the environment against the likely costs. No other definition of morality matters to me. My answer to any moral question may be that it's very complex and I'd have to consider all angles. I don't have instant answers to everything.
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What counts as a "benefit," and how do you make that determination?
A less important question: Wouldn't a general concern for the environment automatically be a part of a concern about people and other animals? After all, if we trash the environment, those remaining will be living in a sewer, which I would imagine is not what you would consider to be 'beneficial' for them.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
