RE: Atheism and Ethics
July 7, 2024 at 8:44 pm
(This post was last modified: July 7, 2024 at 8:46 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I don't mean to offer a defeater.
I'm pointing out that even if we do premise some law on a moral justification it isn't clear why we have to, and we can find plenty of examples where we don't or where our laws stand in direct contradiction to our moral sense..if..for no other reason..than the price of representative government. Laws could, and some certainly do, come from moral claims..but not all do, and not all must. That's probably a good thing, particularly if there are no true moral statements.
If you ask me why murder is illegal I'll tell you that's because a society like ours can't function well otherwise. It's also wrong, too...sure? Meanwhile we have a ton of other laws that also help our society function which I think are questionable or outright morally wrong.
I'm pointing out that even if we do premise some law on a moral justification it isn't clear why we have to, and we can find plenty of examples where we don't or where our laws stand in direct contradiction to our moral sense..if..for no other reason..than the price of representative government. Laws could, and some certainly do, come from moral claims..but not all do, and not all must. That's probably a good thing, particularly if there are no true moral statements.
If you ask me why murder is illegal I'll tell you that's because a society like ours can't function well otherwise. It's also wrong, too...sure? Meanwhile we have a ton of other laws that also help our society function which I think are questionable or outright morally wrong.
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