RE: I am about to ask a serious but utterly reprehensible question
January 30, 2017 at 6:36 pm
(This post was last modified: January 30, 2017 at 6:39 pm by robvalue.)
How is rape wrong under subjective morality? Because of the subjective reasons people hold. It's not objectively subjectively wrong of course, because that would be a contradiction. Some people may consider it subjectively not wrong.
It's only "objectively wrong" if the person making that statement defines it to be wrong. It's meaningless.
This "objective morality" business is a real grind. I need to make another video about it or something. All it means is "my subjective morality". There's an infinite amount of systems to choose from. Pointing at a book or imaginary figure is no less arbitrary. Fixed does not mean objective; at least not in the sense that it "beats" any other system. Any arbitrary system is fixed, and the "ideal" morality depends entirely on the goals set out by the person for their morality.
It's only "objectively wrong" if the person making that statement defines it to be wrong. It's meaningless.
This "objective morality" business is a real grind. I need to make another video about it or something. All it means is "my subjective morality". There's an infinite amount of systems to choose from. Pointing at a book or imaginary figure is no less arbitrary. Fixed does not mean objective; at least not in the sense that it "beats" any other system. Any arbitrary system is fixed, and the "ideal" morality depends entirely on the goals set out by the person for their morality.
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