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Being vs. Believing
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RE: Being vs. Believing
(May 21, 2015 at 9:55 am)Rhythm Wrote:
Quote:But how do we know what "better than" is if we are only listening to our own voice?
-Do we- only listen to our own voices...regardless of whether we're invoking internal standards or external/imposed standards?  This, like adjusting variables...does not seem to be an issue.

That is the hypothetical. a) Being moral involves believing that we are good rather than being good; b) our standard for when we believe we are being good is internal; c) that standard is loose enough that we can in practice adjust the standard rather than adjusting our behavior. If that all is true, is that not a problem for practical morality?
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Being vs. Believing - by henryp - April 26, 2015 at 8:52 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Aoi Magi - April 26, 2015 at 9:06 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by polar bear - April 26, 2015 at 9:50 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by professor - April 26, 2015 at 11:05 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - April 26, 2015 at 1:51 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by henryp - April 26, 2015 at 3:32 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Cephus - April 26, 2015 at 8:32 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by henryp - April 27, 2015 at 1:21 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Neo-Scholastic - April 26, 2015 at 11:11 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Inquisition - May 21, 2015 at 7:25 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 8:03 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - May 21, 2015 at 9:11 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Ben Davis - May 21, 2015 at 8:20 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 9:23 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - May 21, 2015 at 9:43 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 9:55 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - May 21, 2015 at 10:04 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - May 21, 2015 at 10:09 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 10:05 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 10:15 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - May 21, 2015 at 12:05 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 2:45 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by henryp - May 27, 2015 at 12:01 pm

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