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Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
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RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
(February 16, 2017 at 1:57 pm)WisdomOfTheTrees Wrote:
(February 16, 2017 at 1:42 pm)Whateverist Wrote: To say that morality is not objective is a far cry from saying it is arbitrary.
Well, you've given me no reason to think otherwise. I don't know why you'd just make a declarative statement and expect me to reason with that.


You could ask a question but instead chose to make a declarative whine.  Your call.

(February 16, 2017 at 3:05 pm)WisdomOfTheTrees Wrote:
(February 16, 2017 at 2:44 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Indeed. I've been thinking about this quite a bit lately.

I believe the problem is like shaking a gift box and knowing that there is something in the box but only being able to guess what it is (...or how it got there or who it's from, etc.) Morality may ultimately have an objective basis but that in no way necessitates that people can know everything about it. So I am willing to grant assumptions both atheistic and theistic approaches could share such as, the existence of conscience and the cultural contingency of all moral systems, etc. with the understanding that these are ultimately grounded in moral absolutes that transcend any individual or culture.
It is arbitrary. I explained that in the OP. A person's desires are arbitrary.


Yeah, cuz he splained it, ok?
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Messages In This Thread
RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality? - by Whateverist - February 16, 2017 at 10:46 pm
RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality? - by RozKek - February 19, 2017 at 12:19 pm
RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality? - by Astreja - February 19, 2017 at 12:14 am
RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality? - by brewer - February 20, 2017 at 10:28 pm
RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality? - by SteveII - February 22, 2017 at 11:01 am
RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality? - by SteveII - February 27, 2017 at 10:33 am

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