(December 4, 2015 at 5:36 pm)wallym Wrote: I forgot what the scientific proof that established the well-being of sentient beings as being objectively valuable was. Could you remind me?
All you have to do is ask the sentient beings on the negative side of an immoral action how they feel about it.
Murder is wrong, because it harms the well being of sentient beings. Would you rather be murdered, or continue living? If you answer like the vast majority of people would, then you have your answer.
All you have to do to determine that slavery is wrong, is ask he slaves how they feel about it. Would you rather be enslaved, or continue to be free?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
