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Objective morality as a proper basic belief
RE: Objective morality as a proper basic belief
(July 2, 2017 at 6:25 am)JackRussell Wrote: I fully admit this a paraphrase of a discussion I heard between Tracie Harris and Matt Dillahunty, but it does closely follow my own thoughts.

Moral assessments are subjective. I may subjectively decide that rape is fine, but if I carry out that action my behaviour is objectively morally wrong as I have inflicted harm on another. My opinion is unimportant, it is the action that holds moral weight and with it societal consequences.

Some moral assessments are very hard: abortion, euthanasia etc; A secular system seeks to refine and better understand the problem. Divine morality is just unchanging fiat, with an imperfect human thinking he can understand the moral pronouncements of a god and declare them good. How could they know?

This OM +god is another god of the gaps argument trying to push god into a convenient area because it is a difficult discussion.

Ok, so you subscribe to objective morality?
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RE: Objective morality as a proper basic belief - by Little Henry - July 2, 2017 at 6:49 am

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