RE: "Who am I to say rape and slavery are wrong?"
May 14, 2012 at 11:51 pm
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2012 at 11:52 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
If you mean "who am I to decide moral imperatives?" I agree, just as you may not decide what are NOT moral imperatives.
In MY daily life, such things such as rape, murder and sodomising altar boys are immoral. The majority of people in my society seem to agree with me.We even have laws with very unpleasant consequences for people caught doing those things.
However, I do not recognise any external or transcendent moral authority. The principles of my moral values are based on self interest,pragmatism, utilitarianism and conscience.When push comes to shove,self interest usually wins.(as I believe is the case with most people most of the time)
In MY daily life, such things such as rape, murder and sodomising altar boys are immoral. The majority of people in my society seem to agree with me.We even have laws with very unpleasant consequences for people caught doing those things.
However, I do not recognise any external or transcendent moral authority. The principles of my moral values are based on self interest,pragmatism, utilitarianism and conscience.When push comes to shove,self interest usually wins.(as I believe is the case with most people most of the time)
