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Moral Oughts

DLJ

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RE: Moral Oughts

August 3, 2019 at 10:01 am

(August 3, 2019 at 9:53 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: If stealing is wrong is a moral fact, then it necessarily follows that one ought not to steal I don't get what's hard about this. Morality is about what you should or shouldn't do, based on whether it's right/good or bad/wrong.

I fire burns you, you oughtn't stick your hand in it if you don't want to get burned.

What's hard about it is what is meant by "moral fact"... and whether it's valid to extrapolate a personal principle or policy in to a general principle or policy.

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)

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Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 11:43 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 1, 2019 at 11:47 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2019 at 11:49 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 11:52 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2019 at 11:56 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 12:02 pm

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RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2019 at 12:04 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by onlinebiker - August 1, 2019 at 12:07 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 12:08 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 12:06 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Grandizer - August 1, 2019 at 12:07 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 12:14 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Grandizer - August 1, 2019 at 12:57 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 1:26 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Grandizer - August 1, 2019 at 6:29 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 7:02 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Grandizer - August 1, 2019 at 7:21 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 7:31 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Grandizer - August 1, 2019 at 7:37 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 7:45 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Grandizer - August 3, 2019 at 2:03 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 3, 2019 at 5:43 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Grandizer - August 3, 2019 at 6:33 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 3, 2019 at 6:48 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Grandizer - August 3, 2019 at 7:06 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 3, 2019 at 7:48 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Belacqua - August 3, 2019 at 7:50 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Grandizer - August 3, 2019 at 8:17 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 3, 2019 at 9:45 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2019 at 12:08 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2019 at 12:11 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 12:30 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2019 at 12:18 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2019 at 12:36 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 1, 2019 at 12:56 pm

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RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2019 at 7:27 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2019 at 7:33 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2019 at 7:53 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 2, 2019 at 7:48 am

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RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 2, 2019 at 8:14 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 2, 2019 at 8:52 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 2, 2019 at 8:21 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 2, 2019 at 8:56 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 2, 2019 at 9:15 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 2, 2019 at 9:19 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 2, 2019 at 9:24 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 2, 2019 at 9:32 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 2, 2019 at 10:16 am

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RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 2, 2019 at 10:21 am

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RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 2, 2019 at 10:38 am

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RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 2, 2019 at 10:44 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 2, 2019 at 10:47 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Mister Agenda - August 3, 2019 at 9:53 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by DLJ - August 3, 2019 at 10:01 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 3, 2019 at 11:36 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Abaddon_ire - August 3, 2019 at 7:18 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 3, 2019 at 9:51 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 3, 2019 at 9:55 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Abaddon_ire - August 8, 2019 at 6:17 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Grandizer - August 3, 2019 at 1:31 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Mister Agenda - August 3, 2019 at 10:12 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 3, 2019 at 12:15 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 7, 2019 at 11:36 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 3, 2019 at 1:44 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by EgoDeath - August 3, 2019 at 1:48 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 3, 2019 at 2:07 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by EgoDeath - August 3, 2019 at 6:32 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by EgoDeath - August 3, 2019 at 2:10 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 3, 2019 at 7:21 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by DLJ - August 4, 2019 at 2:13 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 3, 2019 at 9:47 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 4, 2019 at 6:46 am

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RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 4, 2019 at 10:24 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 4, 2019 at 10:32 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 4, 2019 at 10:33 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 4, 2019 at 11:36 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 7, 2019 at 11:38 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 8, 2019 at 6:26 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Objectivist - August 29, 2019 at 5:59 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 29, 2019 at 6:40 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Objectivist - August 30, 2019 at 12:24 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 30, 2019 at 4:24 am

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2019 at 7:15 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by John 6IX Breezy - August 29, 2019 at 7:40 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 29, 2019 at 8:20 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2019 at 7:57 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by John 6IX Breezy - August 29, 2019 at 8:06 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2019 at 8:09 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by John 6IX Breezy - August 29, 2019 at 9:43 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2019 at 8:22 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 29, 2019 at 8:27 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2019 at 8:28 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 29, 2019 at 8:32 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2019 at 8:33 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by Acrobat - August 29, 2019 at 8:37 pm

RE: Moral Oughts - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2019 at 8:54 pm

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