RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue
June 24, 2022 at 1:16 pm
(This post was last modified: June 24, 2022 at 1:19 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 24, 2022 at 11:40 am)Ahriman Wrote:Quote:But this is not what believers in the so-called objective morality from the Bible claim. They claim that something is good or bad simply because God says it is that way, and not if it makes sense or not.Nothing will ever make perfect sense. Better to follow the rules of an omnipotent entity.
You could also follow your parents rules, my rules, or the housecats rules. Maximizing moral virtue is specifically about following moral rules, however.
Do you think it would also be "better" to follow an omnipotent gods rules, rather than whatever hedonistic impulse you have at a given moment?
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