(July 21, 2010 at 4:21 am)The Omnissiunt One Wrote: Ah, so morality isn't just what society believes, but has an underlying utilitarian justification.At some point the underlying justification is what society "believes", it's relative just the same.
(July 21, 2010 at 4:21 am)The Omnissiunt One Wrote: You confused me by referring to your view as 'moral relativism', which is generally the view that morality is relative to society's view. It seems your view would be better described as moral consequentialism, the view that morality is judged by an action's consequences. This seems like a very sensible approach to me.The view I described is a moral relativism because its acceptance still depends on shared opinion.
(July 21, 2010 at 4:21 am)The Omnissiunt One Wrote: Relative to the situation, yes. Not to anything else, like society's opinion.Of course it is dependent on society's opinion, the shared opinion whether the rationale is valid or not. If it was not dependent on society's opinion, every society would have the same rationale which is not the case.
"I'm like a rabbit suddenly trapped, in the blinding headlights of vacuous crap" - Tim Minchin in "Storm"
Christianity is perfect bullshit, christians are not - Purple Rabbit, honouring CS Lewis
Faith is illogical - fr0d0
Christianity is perfect bullshit, christians are not - Purple Rabbit, honouring CS Lewis
Faith is illogical - fr0d0


