RE: Introduction
June 15, 2011 at 10:22 pm
(This post was last modified: June 15, 2011 at 10:50 pm by eric209.)
"I'm imperfect so therefore don't have the moral authority to judge others, irrespective of whatever their wrongdoing may be. "
This is a Christian/Relgious position. Read some sam harris, daniel dennet or christopher hitchens.
One can argue that the concept of a perfect being is improbable. Does that mean nobody should judge anyone? no. It means we should be careful about it though. Sam harris has more on this issue.
Harris contends that the only moral framework worth talking about is one where "morally good" things pertain to increases in the "well-being of conscious creatures". He then argues that, problems with philosophy of science and reason in general notwithstanding, 'moral questions' will have objectively right and wrong answers which are grounded in empirical facts about what causes people to flourish.
This is a Christian/Relgious position. Read some sam harris, daniel dennet or christopher hitchens.
One can argue that the concept of a perfect being is improbable. Does that mean nobody should judge anyone? no. It means we should be careful about it though. Sam harris has more on this issue.
Harris contends that the only moral framework worth talking about is one where "morally good" things pertain to increases in the "well-being of conscious creatures". He then argues that, problems with philosophy of science and reason in general notwithstanding, 'moral questions' will have objectively right and wrong answers which are grounded in empirical facts about what causes people to flourish.
