RE: Abortion is love
September 14, 2015 at 12:36 pm
(This post was last modified: September 14, 2015 at 12:45 pm by robvalue.)
Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Inherent worth means they have worth regardless of perspective. They just "have worth" like they "have mass". They don't. It requires a perspective.
Whether something is considered moral or immoral depends entirely on the particular society. If the society says killing people like Joe is fine, then it's moral. If it says it's not, then it's immoral. Presumably Joe has sufficient worth to the first society, but not the second. Neither society can say they are "right", they just have different value systems.
For example, I consider killing animals for food grossly immoral, as is owning them as property. I try and give their wellbeing and happiness as much worth as possible. Clearly society disagrees with me, society says breeding animals for food is fine, as is treating them like a commodity. Society places a much lesser worth on animals. Who is objectively right? Neither of us. The animals have no inherent, objective worth.
Whether something is considered moral or immoral depends entirely on the particular society. If the society says killing people like Joe is fine, then it's moral. If it says it's not, then it's immoral. Presumably Joe has sufficient worth to the first society, but not the second. Neither society can say they are "right", they just have different value systems.
For example, I consider killing animals for food grossly immoral, as is owning them as property. I try and give their wellbeing and happiness as much worth as possible. Clearly society disagrees with me, society says breeding animals for food is fine, as is treating them like a commodity. Society places a much lesser worth on animals. Who is objectively right? Neither of us. The animals have no inherent, objective worth.
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