(November 21, 2017 at 7:45 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Thus the value of deontological ethics. No need to work anything out in the heat of the moment. Refer to the list.
@refuting error theory, give us a specific formulation to work with.
(November 21, 2017 at 6:07 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Are not civilization, rational thought and principles the evolved product of survival? We have evolved to the point where ethics should be based on principles. But I don't think that any principles will probably ever win out over survival.People already choose principle over survival, though,granted..it takes indoctrination.
Quote:If faced with regional/global catastrophe won't our ethics change in our quest for survival? I'm quite sure we'd devolve.Why? Suppose that after the initial and inevitable viscious looting and sectarian violence...we embraced a deeply green humanist ethic as a response to said catastrophe? Would that be devolving?
bolded the operative word
The after would be the ethics evolving. What happened during (inevitable viscious looting and sectarian violence) sounds like ethics devolving.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
