RE: Objective morality as a proper basic belief
June 24, 2017 at 2:18 pm
(This post was last modified: June 24, 2017 at 2:23 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
All a moral subjectivist needs to claim..is that our moralities are subjective...which they obviously and demonstrably are, not there there is no or cannot be any objective morality. A moral objectivist can also hold this opinion...and in fact does hold this opinion. Religious moral theorists -also- hold this opinion...they think that all of those other moralities are subjective...theirs being the special case.
Ultimately, even if there were an objective morality, we would still only have subjective access -to- it. This is why objective moral theorists refer to something called "super rationality" and "relevantly whole knowledge" in order to make comments on any potential objective morality. We, as human beings, possess neither of those things in the best of times...we certainly don;t have an ounce of either in unfamiliar and stressful moral considerations. It;s hard enough just to employ what we -do- have in nuanced moral considerations.
Our boy, for example, thought fruit was a moral safe space.
Ultimately, even if there were an objective morality, we would still only have subjective access -to- it. This is why objective moral theorists refer to something called "super rationality" and "relevantly whole knowledge" in order to make comments on any potential objective morality. We, as human beings, possess neither of those things in the best of times...we certainly don;t have an ounce of either in unfamiliar and stressful moral considerations. It;s hard enough just to employ what we -do- have in nuanced moral considerations.
Our boy, for example, thought fruit was a moral safe space.
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