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Moral rules vs moral sense
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RE: Moral rules vs moral sense
(June 13, 2012 at 2:16 pm)Rhythm Wrote: So you say, Genk, but there is always the possibility that I'm just stumbling around and the sum total of my actions can be described as "moral" guided only by my (illusion) of intuition, or nothing at all... Personally, I couldn't tell you definitively either way.

If they were, in fact, guided by "nothing at all", then there wouldn't be any definitive underlying principle to them. Is there?

(June 13, 2012 at 2:16 pm)Rhythm Wrote: This might also just be some strange quirk limited to me and in no way indicative of how others go about the whole bit, couldn't it? But, to be more specific, nothing about this seems easy or intuitive Genk...I don't think about it at all,

I'm beginning to see that that is more true than you realize. Consider what you just said. That is the definition of intuitive judgment - one made without conscious thought or reasoning.

(June 13, 2012 at 2:16 pm)Rhythm Wrote: except after the fact, and then only rarely, and most of the time I'm incapable of making a determination of "right" or "wrong" even in the case of my own actions.

That may be because you may not be fully aware of which principles you have internalized. Do you encounter the same problem when using language as well - often wonder after writing down a sentence whether it is grammatically correct or not and not be able to come up with the answer?
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Moral rules vs moral sense - by Whateverist - June 13, 2012 at 8:56 am
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by frankiej - June 13, 2012 at 9:00 am
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by Angrboda - June 13, 2012 at 9:58 am
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by genkaus - June 13, 2012 at 10:04 am
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by Whateverist - June 13, 2012 at 11:09 am
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by genkaus - June 13, 2012 at 12:43 pm
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by Whateverist - June 13, 2012 at 3:26 pm
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by genkaus - June 13, 2012 at 4:17 pm
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by Whateverist - June 13, 2012 at 5:49 pm
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by genkaus - June 13, 2012 at 6:57 pm
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by Whateverist - June 14, 2012 at 12:35 am
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by genkaus - June 14, 2012 at 4:31 am
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by Angrboda - June 14, 2012 at 2:51 am
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by Hovik - June 14, 2012 at 3:00 am
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by Tempus - June 13, 2012 at 10:10 am
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by The Grand Nudger - June 13, 2012 at 12:46 pm
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by genkaus - June 13, 2012 at 1:16 pm
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by The Grand Nudger - June 13, 2012 at 2:16 pm
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by genkaus - June 13, 2012 at 2:50 pm
RE: Moral rules vs moral sense - by The Grand Nudger - June 13, 2012 at 4:33 pm

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