RE: God does not determine right and wrong
February 9, 2018 at 7:17 pm
(This post was last modified: February 9, 2018 at 7:22 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 9, 2018 at 6:23 pm)polymath257 Wrote: OK, so is there a way to establish the truth of a moral statement? Or even the falsity of one? Seems that such would be required for them to have a meaningful truth value.Why wouldn't there be?
Quote:In the sciences, there is a way to establish the falsity of a proposition: observation contradicting the proposition.
In math, there is a way of establishing truth: proof from assumed axioms.
What is the method for moral statements?
Again, you're looking for something complicated when it's exactly the same. Take your own idea from earlier, human wellbeing. How would you move from that axiom to a conclusion?
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