RE: Occam's Razor, atheism, theism and polytheism.
February 10, 2017 at 3:57 pm
(This post was last modified: February 10, 2017 at 4:02 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 10, 2017 at 11:47 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:There isn't a -single- moral system..secular or otherwise, missing that piece. By definition, moral systems are things that tell you how you ought to behave.,..and they all have their justifications for that ought.(February 10, 2017 at 11:25 am)Khemikal Wrote: Awesome, a moment of agreement. That's exactly what a great many secular moral systems are built upon.Probably not. The missing piece for naturalism is the notion that human beings ought to be a certain way.
More theater? This is why you can't drum up a serious conversation about the topics you're clearly obsessed with, Neo. Because you, yourself, are incapable of having one. If you can't think of a single "ought" that does not require magic and fairies...then, as another poster has already said - don't you ever stop believing. It would be horrific. If you can - but just don't agree with it..or maybe think yours is better...then drop the bullshit already, huh?
Quote:Observations of physical processes can tell you facts about how things are but not how things should be.-and? Is there some point at which you're going to explain how this is a problem for any secular moral philosophy?
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