RE: Veganism
March 16, 2026 at 1:41 pm
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2026 at 1:42 pm by Disagreeable.)
(March 16, 2026 at 1:18 pm)Paleophyte Wrote:(March 16, 2026 at 11:58 am)Disagreeable Wrote: I agree that it may be the case that a lot of slave owners knew that what they were doing was wrong but they didn't care.
The fact that it was once considered moral doesn't mean that it ever was.
If people don't consider something moral, then how can it be? Are you suggesting that there's some sort of external moral truth? Seems dodgy.
Do you find the mere possibility of morality being something independent of opinion dodgy?
To answer your questions: I'm suggesting that moral truths external to people's opinions is possible.
Schopenhauer Wrote:The intellect has become free, and in this state it does not even know or understand any other interest than that of truth.
Epicurus Wrote:The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.
Epicurus Wrote:Don't fear god,
Don't worry about death;
What is good is easy to get,
What is terrible is easy to endure
