(December 12, 2012 at 8:53 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: When theists throw the term "objective morality" around they mean that certain actions or states are right and wrong independent of anybody's opinion.
And how would this evaluation be made objectively if morality can't be measured in numbers. Temperature, kinetic energy, velocity, gravity, etc is objective because there are units of measure that can be expressed in numbers. Morality has no such unit of measure.
Quote:Why should we care if somebody has been wronged? Why is it wrong for somebody to be "wronged"?
Two words: social contract
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
