RE: The Moral Argument for God
December 4, 2015 at 6:56 pm
(This post was last modified: December 4, 2015 at 6:56 pm by henryp.)
(December 4, 2015 at 5:56 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:(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?
The basis of your reasoning, if I'm not mistaken, is that because I'm sentient, that makes me objectively obligated (via science, not just something you made up) to care about the preferences of every other sentient being on the planet? That doesn't strike you as incredibly flimsy and super duper scientifically not a thing?
Interesting you went with sentience instead of species. Got to get the moo cows under the umbrella, I guess?