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The Moral Realism Master Thread.
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RE: The Moral Realism Master Thread.
December 9, 2017 at 3:05 pm
(December 9, 2017 at 12:48 pm)Khemikal Wrote: It seems like these discussions blossom across a great many threads.  I thought it might be useful to have one central place where they could all coalesce.  So, let's let wonder lead us to knowledge.  

What it is.  
-The contention that moral claims can be true or false, and that at least some of them are true.
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I can go with that.

But it hinges on the definition of 'truth'.

'Truth' is a philosophical concept and is conditional. I'd prefer to reserve 'facts' for the scientific realm but even then one can have anthropocentric facts and non-anthropocentric facts.

Shy
The PURPOSE of life is to replicate our DNA ................. (from Darwin)
The MEANING of life is the experience of living ... (from Frank Herbert)
The VALUE of life is the legacy we leave behind ..... (from observation)
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The Moral Realism Master Thread. - by The Grand Nudger - December 9, 2017 at 12:48 pm
RE: The Moral Realism Master Thread. - by Edwardo Piet - December 9, 2017 at 2:33 pm
RE: The Moral Realism Master Thread. - by brewer - December 9, 2017 at 2:59 pm
RE: The Moral Realism Master Thread. - by DLJ - December 9, 2017 at 3:05 pm
RE: The Moral Realism Master Thread. - by Edwardo Piet - December 9, 2017 at 4:01 pm
RE: The Moral Realism Master Thread. - by henryp - December 9, 2017 at 6:56 pm
RE: The Moral Realism Master Thread. - by The Grand Nudger - December 9, 2017 at 4:33 pm
RE: The Moral Realism Master Thread. - by Edwardo Piet - December 9, 2017 at 4:37 pm
RE: The Moral Realism Master Thread. - by Amarok - December 9, 2017 at 6:30 pm
RE: The Moral Realism Master Thread. - by The Grand Nudger - December 9, 2017 at 7:09 pm
RE: The Moral Realism Master Thread. - by bennyboy - December 10, 2017 at 2:56 am

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