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Is morality objective or subjective?

Poll: Is Morality Objective or Subjective?
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Just be good and leave these questions on the nature of morality to philosophers to quarrel on.
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Is morality objective or subjective?
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RE: Is morality objective or subjective?
April 26, 2017 at 11:42 am
It's at least mostly subjective and partly arbitrary. If you accept an axiom, like 'what reduces pointless suffering is good', you can derive something objective from that premise.
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Is morality objective or subjective?

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Is morality objective or subjective? - by SuperSentient - March 18, 2017 at 11:19 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Whateverist - March 18, 2017 at 11:21 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by ignoramus - March 19, 2017 at 1:55 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Aoi Magi - March 19, 2017 at 4:22 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by brewer - March 19, 2017 at 9:02 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Chad32 - March 19, 2017 at 9:30 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Edwardo Piet - March 19, 2017 at 10:45 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by MysticKnight - March 19, 2017 at 11:35 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by henryp - March 31, 2017 at 9:27 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Angrboda - March 20, 2017 at 9:17 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Jesster - March 19, 2017 at 11:33 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Chad32 - March 19, 2017 at 3:48 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Nanny - March 31, 2017 at 8:56 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by MysticKnight - March 19, 2017 at 10:40 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by LastPoet - March 19, 2017 at 2:17 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Nanny - April 26, 2017 at 10:20 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by henryp - April 26, 2017 at 12:16 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Whateverist - April 26, 2017 at 12:21 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Nanny - April 26, 2017 at 2:41 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Mister Agenda - April 26, 2017 at 11:42 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Whateverist - April 26, 2017 at 12:15 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by brewer - April 26, 2017 at 12:16 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Rev. Rye - April 26, 2017 at 1:25 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by bennyboy - April 26, 2017 at 3:47 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Nanny - April 26, 2017 at 6:26 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by bennyboy - April 26, 2017 at 7:25 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Simon Moon - April 26, 2017 at 9:00 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Whateverist - April 26, 2017 at 11:30 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by bennyboy - April 27, 2017 at 12:00 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Whateverist - April 27, 2017 at 11:56 am
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by bennyboy - April 27, 2017 at 2:52 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by bennyboy - May 15, 2017 at 10:30 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by bennyboy - May 18, 2017 at 6:04 pm
RE: Is morality objective or subjective? - by Amarok - May 18, 2017 at 2:32 pm

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