It does, actually. But again you made the same exact mistake. You deny that perfection, the unattainable thing, is what causes desire. And it does tha...
'useful' might be a virtue, something between achievement and accuracy. But, this is a problem with all virtues. There are 'uses' that are towards evi...
I agree that things that are right are usually simple, a corollary to what you said here. It is essentially the Occam's Razor argument. But the thing ...
Well, I would say instead to be more clear: <this action> is morally wrong according to what can be guessed about objective moral truth. That means <t...
Ha ha! The researcher is not a bad person. But the researcher is BEING a bad person currently. They have a monkey trapped in a cage, for heaven's sake...
I do not know how I missed this post before. Wonderful! So, it's a great ask. I love it when things are not easy. It does turn out to be easy to me, b...
I suppose my answer is strange to you. I am not perfect, so the GOOD eludes me. But my intent is as good as I can make it for now. I do not really 'pa...
No, in fact this is easily demonstrable as not true. People all the time in history and personal experience are 'restless' and 'unfulfilled'. The gene...
Well. ok, yes. Clearly by these descriptors I am a moral objectivist. But I am interesting in the gray area that arises when people do not pay attenti...
Well, perhaps I need to detail more of my model, but, I agree that this is kind of derailing this thread because of the way everyone, including me of ...
I mean, I agree. I am only in this thread like ... for ... moral objectivity. But if there is something called moral realism that is different for glo...
So, you went right back to a requirement that I do not believe in. I suppose that's a hard thing to get past. If you want to HIDE behind an academic c...
Very well, from the start. You say this theory represents moral realism. So, you must then agree that the reader must agree that this theory indeed ca...
Ideas centering on that topic come from both Beyond Good and Evil and the Genealogy of Morals. According even to Wikipedia, the discussion is about id...
Ok let's examine that. So far so GOOD. Because the happiness value the choice inflicts upon the chooser is only and always based on the actual distanc...
That is your assessment, not mine. Of course I mention them only because to me they are relevant in the case of my stance FOR moral realism. I suppose...
Ha ha! Well mea culpa. Two people arguing the pro at the debate. Run Away! I feel now like Rosanne Rosanna-danna on the old SNL 'Nevermind!' OK so now...
Apparently not any longer as now its all pay wall. I don't pay for boilerplate. Literally it continues to put out useless warnings related to currentl...
I suspect objective morality only. It is a theory for me. I cannot prove anything. No one can really. My arguments are to support my suspicion. This i...
Your blind assertion that the relationship is not objective is itself baseless here. You are thus guilty of what you accuse me of. I am making that co...
Eh? Absolute? All current state descriptions are flawed because they partake of the delusion of time. Only all, eternity, everything is absolute, just...
'Mind-independent' is a fascinating rug to sweep things under as a term. That mind-independent state is natural law. But this correct observation of m...
No worries! I am nothing if not pedantically elaborate. I know it can be a good thing, but not necessarily. I promise my intent is as good as I can ma...
Hmm, ok, I will try to answer in my way and yet include enough detail that you can show me where I am wrong your way. Agreed that triangle is a repeat...
Hi! I started a thread on Happiness and was redirected here to relate it to my assertion of objective morality. Sounds fun! Here I am! My second threa...
Will do. I had kind of resisted the temptation to tack on after 17 pages of ... engagement. I wanted to imply in no way that I had read it all. What d...
Very cool quote from Nietzsche! It's been so long since I read that back in college. But assuming my interpretation is right given the small segment, ...
The combination of ideas is what is needed to transcend the 'evil' scenario. Mass transit is the base idea of any new system, but, there is then a com...
Just so, and of course, as follows, all us jolly good chaps would naturally seek that method out. That is what I am trying to help say, do, etc. Well,...
Agreed and this is the, you guessed it, immoral cop out, of not knowing how currently. Part of my aim is to suggest that we as a species need to devel...
I confess, I do not get this reference. I am not English. I am an American idiot, but not part of a redneck agenda (although I do not denigrate the ri...
I do not know how to quote on this forum. It makes little sense to me so far. The reply function should include the with quote option. Anyway, yes, I ...
So, there are many conflations in your question. It's hard to know which conflation you are pursuing or if it's just a joke to you. I would say there ...
Indeed, just so! Following of hierarchy and connection. Report to the overlord! And dogs are probably much higher on friendship as a virtue concept. T...
Nope. 100% human although I am a coder with over 40 years experience and I certainly play with ChatGPT a lot. I find it far more repetitious that I am...
I did already explain that link. You the aim is towards the good. That is something I might also call perfection. The link is that good aimed actions ...
I am very glad you asked this. It is not easy to understand the good, to understand the perfect. ... That being said, Yes, all manner of weakness is i...
This is a hilarious question. I love it. I would guess initially that dogs and cats are stronger and weaker on differing virtues. As mentioned , Furth...
It would be my contention that regardless of an immoral actor's perception, they DO become inflicted with unhappiness based on immoral actions. Based ...
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