(October 15, 2018 at 11:40 am)mfigurski80 Wrote: ...
Isn't the purpose of morality to rationally distinguish between good and bad actions?
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Nope. (Depending upon how one defines morality) it's purpose is to emotionally distinguish between good and bad feelings.
It's about competence not comprehension.
And welcome to the forum.
(October 15, 2018 at 11:42 am)MysticKnight Wrote: It's an oxymoron.
Nope. It's a tautology.
(October 15, 2018 at 8:13 pm)Belaqua Wrote: ...
I spot a chance to chime in with my pet peeve...
A lot of times when people say "objective" they seem to mean "universal and eternal." As if any objective judgment will be the same always and forever. But I don't think that's what "objective" means.
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My pet peeve too.
There was a notable moment in the W. Lane Craig / Hitchens debate when the latter observed that the former had dropped his usual favourite adjective in favour of a new one... 'absolute' was out and 'objective' was in.
If even christian apologists have dropped the idea of 'absolute morality', that's progress.
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)
The MEANING of life is the experience of living ... (from Frank Herbert)
The VALUE of life is the legacy we leave behind ..... (from observation)