RE: My views on objective morality
March 16, 2016 at 2:23 pm
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2016 at 2:26 pm by robvalue.)
There's so many more factors and nuances that can (and I think should) be taken into consideration, that I find blanket statements about morality to be more or less useless.
But it's down to each person. There is no inherent "morality" to an action. The universe goes from state A to state B. From an uninterested, unbiased, neutral perspective, any state is as good as any other. At the very least, we have to decide what matters. And I think this gets missed at the definition stage, as people assume they're talking about the same thing and have the same goals. What matters to me is not exactly the same as what matters to everyone else, I know that much for sure. (Some people probably agree with me, but many simply don't at a fundamental level.)
We can measure objectively the results of actions, but that's not the same as making a judgement about it. There's so much more to it. Or rather, if there isn't, I think it's a useless concept.
So, one last question Roadrunner, where does God figure into morality? It seems you've got it sussed without him being at all relevant.
But it's down to each person. There is no inherent "morality" to an action. The universe goes from state A to state B. From an uninterested, unbiased, neutral perspective, any state is as good as any other. At the very least, we have to decide what matters. And I think this gets missed at the definition stage, as people assume they're talking about the same thing and have the same goals. What matters to me is not exactly the same as what matters to everyone else, I know that much for sure. (Some people probably agree with me, but many simply don't at a fundamental level.)
We can measure objectively the results of actions, but that's not the same as making a judgement about it. There's so much more to it. Or rather, if there isn't, I think it's a useless concept.
So, one last question Roadrunner, where does God figure into morality? It seems you've got it sussed without him being at all relevant.
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