Is this your position? I can observe an ongoing relation of change between a plant (living organism) and its environment. Is the plant conscious? Your...
I may well be using the term objectively loosely. I am cognisant that I may be using some philosophical terms loosely, which is why I have tried to st...
I did not have to take any humanities modules for my degree (done in the UK, so not major and minor). We had a brief introduction to ethics at the ver...
You say: I fully agree with that. If we are following the scientific method, we then have to empirically observe the human species, to find out what t...
This topic interest me I have a science background. If I understand you correctly you are saying: -We have values -One of the things we value is our w...
I agree with a lot of what you wrote. But we cannot directly measure the dog's consciousness. We can measure behaviour, we can even measure neural cor...
The method of observing anything and formulating a theory based on that is the same. -Observe X -Create a theory matching my observations - "X happens...
If we are in search of objective facts of morality, then surely we can't simply dismiss the minority. But the bigger problem for me is the majority th...
it is an analogy, and I think an apt one as I am asking whether there are objective facts about morality. If you think it right to do X, and I think i...
The quagmire I have with that line of thinking is as follows. We say it is an incontrovertible truth that people don;t like doing X. Nobody likes doin...
Is not our behaviours an outcome of consciousness, but not consciousness itself? For sure we can observe behaviour consistent with consciousness, and ...
That is a fair enough question. Maybe I should amend my statement to being a necessary part of the system. From our understanding of the solar system,...
I know you are replying to the other poster, but I'm playing with ideas here. Objective Observational Morality I observe the moral position of a group...
Yeah I think we do largely agree. Another way to express my view would be this. There is an objective fact that can be observed about human nature. Yo...
Yes, but even if that is the case, I suggest it is still subjective. If I I think it is moral to kill dogs and you think it is immoral to kill dogs, y...
I agree. In which case there can't be an absolute objective morality - one where I say you are objectively morally wrong in any instance. So I suggest...
Thanks everyone for the replies. It is possible that I am using terms loosely as I have not spent long studying formal philosophy. In order to try to ...
In addition to the above clarification from myself, these are some of my specific responses to specific posts: That is an interesting video. It sugges...
I get what you are suggesting, but the problem I have with is this. You are making an observation of nature, and of humans in nature. From this you sa...
Coming from a science and not philosophy background, my first reaction is that in order to truly understand something, you must first extract yourself...
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