RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
February 16, 2017 at 10:46 pm
(This post was last modified: February 16, 2017 at 10:51 pm by Whateverist.)
(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.It is arbitrary. I explained that in the OP. A person's desires are arbitrary.
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.
Yeah, cuz he splained it, ok?