RE: Subjective Morality?
November 9, 2018 at 8:39 pm
(This post was last modified: November 9, 2018 at 8:40 pm by bennyboy.)
I'm perfectly happy saying I believe something, given its context. I do not accept that ANYTHING is true, not given some context.
You ask things like whether I believe rape is wrong. The answer is-- yes, no, undefined. In a purely material context, I'd say no-- massive waves of QM particles are interacting, and as far as I'm concerned, they can do whatever they want. In the context of the largely mythological Western narrative by which we define human characters (purity, liberty, nobility, evil), then I'd say that rape is wrong-- once that fairy tale is corrupted, there's no repairing it.
Now, you can answer some questions for me, if you please. What is wrong with harm, or with inflicting suffering on another? ANY form of harm, or ANY form of suffering. Why should suffering be eliminated, reduced, or prevented at all? I really want your answer to this-- if there's no Skydaddy to set value judgments, then on what other basis are they to be set?
You ask things like whether I believe rape is wrong. The answer is-- yes, no, undefined. In a purely material context, I'd say no-- massive waves of QM particles are interacting, and as far as I'm concerned, they can do whatever they want. In the context of the largely mythological Western narrative by which we define human characters (purity, liberty, nobility, evil), then I'd say that rape is wrong-- once that fairy tale is corrupted, there's no repairing it.
Now, you can answer some questions for me, if you please. What is wrong with harm, or with inflicting suffering on another? ANY form of harm, or ANY form of suffering. Why should suffering be eliminated, reduced, or prevented at all? I really want your answer to this-- if there's no Skydaddy to set value judgments, then on what other basis are they to be set?
