(June 15, 2015 at 3:36 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I love sifting through posts to find the hidden turds.
Quote: In order for you to have the decent society you prefer you are going to need moral appeal to a fictitious entity as determinate of right and wrong, not just legal or illegal.-another "Why be good?" from a catholic.....![]()
Sure, a person -could- make that appeal..and many do. There's no necessity, no need. If you feel a need, then...by all means, continue to do so. Whatever keeps your hands from strangling people is a-ok with me.
Ha ha. "I have gained this by philosophy, to do without being commanded what other do for fear of the law." - Aristotle
I am arguing a person must make such an appeal otherwise they will act according to subjectivity (in which every act is right) or they will be acting according to utility (in which case the action is right based solely on the end and not the means).