(July 15, 2020 at 6:17 pm)ModusPonens1 Wrote: What is goodness?It can be described via its negation: Not being a dick.
I'm not convinced there exists moral facts, as I've yet to see any objective moral standard that everyone can live by. I do have subjective moral values though, the main one being minimizing harm and suffering. The positive spin of those values is increasing happiness and wellbeing overall. In effect & this in mind the Golden Rule gets you a long way, which is that you don't want done to you, don't do to others. Or positively: Treat others how you want to be treated.
Goodness is just actions with a positive outcome.
