(March 1, 2016 at 9:10 pm)God of Mr. Hanky Wrote:(March 1, 2016 at 7:59 pm)bennyboy Wrote: To play devil's advocate here (snerk), CL never said that everyone has the same moral sense. She believes there are "right" morals out there somewhere which people might, if they try, discover.
This isn't that different than anything else in life. Your perception of my desk might be subtly (or even quite) different than mine. However, we might both believe there is probably something unerlying our perceptions which is objectively real.
Even without regard to whether God exists, I can see how this might be the case. If we see instincts not as possessions of a person, but rather see a person as an expression of genetic material, then those behaviors which best express the tendencies (I avoid saying intent or purpose) of the DNA could be objective.
Your own DNA expresses itself in your own behavior, according to your own DNA-influenced values. My own DNA expresses itself in my own behavior, according to my own DNA-influenced values. This defines the subjective - we don't all share the same DNA, therefore we don't have anything objective between us.
Thank you, Hanks. This is exactly what I meant, except I did a cave man's job of explaining it, lol. [emoji1][emoji106]
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