(October 30, 2012 at 12:15 pm)genkaus Wrote: You don't think the action actually happened? That action is the actual basis of praise.
The action happened, whether it's praiseworthy or not, is not proven. Is it the basis? I thought you said it's conceptual. I thought you said because we have a concept of praise, therefore, things are praiseworthy.
Quote:But if we prove it, the question of belief is irrelevant.
Evolution wise, when did the belief in praise, become rationally justified? And how?
Quote:Not to those who understand its roots.
And not to those who believe in myths.
Quote:That is where you are wrong. There would be no point in giving it worth if it already has worth.
This doesn't seem ring to me. The opposite seems true. The only point of giving it worth, is if it has worth.
Quote:The basis of that worth we give it is not some imagined preexisting worth, but the nature and the purpose of the object itself.
So what is the nature and purpose of a human being? You have the answer?
Religions have an answer. We all seek certainty. But at the same time, want certainty to confirm some foundational praise of our nature.