RE: Subjective Morality?
October 29, 2018 at 12:09 am
(This post was last modified: October 29, 2018 at 12:44 am by vulcanlogician.)
(October 28, 2018 at 9:31 pm)DLJ Wrote: A 'detractor' is not going to say "Why should I care?" when presented with a scientific fact, he/she will be saying "no it's not, because..."
Correct!
If you give someone a fact, and the response is "Why should I care?" that person isn't a "detractor." I chose that term out of politeness to those who would ask the question.
Just out of curiosity, what IS the proper term for someone (who when presented with a scientific fact) says "Why should I care?" I mean, there is no doubt that such people exist. What shall we call them?
Moral statements are beliefs. And those beliefs can sometimes be true. Those are the goal posts on my side of the field. Those are my uprights. That is something for my... "detractors"... to aim for. Where are my opponent's goal posts? At this point, I wouldn't even mind if my opponent moved his goal posts around. I'd just be happy if he gave some kind of general location in the first place.
Are moral judgments beliefs?