RE: Theists: how do you account for psychopaths?
May 25, 2018 at 9:40 pm
(This post was last modified: May 25, 2018 at 9:49 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
I think everything will make sense to us someday, and we will understand why.
If I didn't believe in God and thought morality was subjective, I still wouldn't murder anyone because of the whole empathy thing.
My question is #2, but since you said you have to answer 1 for it, go ahead lol.
(May 25, 2018 at 9:07 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote:(May 24, 2018 at 7:42 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I'd be curious to hear about this, if you dont mind me asking.
Playing devil's advocate here, why is murder objectively wrong?
So the answer to this is not an easy one. And my reason is philosophical (though hopefully it's clear by now I don't use big, obtuse words when I philosophize). Still, your question is a tall order, and I have broken into three questions. Please choose which of the three is the sticking point for you (or if more than one is, choose more than one).
1) Is anything right or wrong at all? (metaethics- I think this is what you really want to know.).
2) Why is murder wrong? (this is what you asked, but without me filling in #1, the answer to this may be dissatisfying).
3) Even assuming that it can be demonstrated that murder is wrong, why should I not murder someone if I can easily get away with it? ("If God is dead, everything is permitted"-Dostoevsky).
If I didn't believe in God and thought morality was subjective, I still wouldn't murder anyone because of the whole empathy thing.
My question is #2, but since you said you have to answer 1 for it, go ahead lol.
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