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I don't know much about international law. Is there an equivalent concept to mens rea when it comes to crimes committed by states?

It's pretty normal to use behaviour and words as evidence of intention, as we don't have mind-reading machines.

Just listening to Tal Becker's defence. He's just talking about how nasty Hamas is. Nothing directly relevant to the case so far. He's just mischaract...

Fairly straightforward I would have thought. The facts of what has happened is evidence of intention. Words are evidence of intention.

One good thing about mobile phones - soldiers keep incriminating themselves

Nice bit of simple modus tollens in there @ 11:18 in establishing genocidal intent: "The statements were made by persons in command of the state. They...

Here it is: https://youtu.be/5ufbfFTi38A

Maybe, but I've always thought that both physicalism and materialism were theories of mind, as usually discussed anyway. I'm not at all sure what one ...

Yes, that's really interesting, I noted your post about that with interest. Worth a thread perhaps. The place of causality in nature, if anywhere,

I probably agree with you, I was just putting a counter-argument. But if I adopt a reductive bottom-up causality position, I'm not convinced you have ...

Isn't that like asking someone who wrote a program in python to write it instead in machine code? Possible but a pain in the ass. Not that I know anyt...

I think that's a good way to characterise it. I think the clearest dividing line is between emergentist and non-emergentists regarding mind. When mate...

1) Some things are physical 2) Monism is true Therefore: 3) Everything is physical

I guess the barebones reductio is something like this: 1. Assumption: Ethical non-naturalism 2. Assumption: Ethical truths affect choices 3. Assumptio...

It's exactly that question that is the subject of the thread. What is the connection between these moral facts and people's beliefs? You could be a mo...

Sure

Righto, I haven't closely read it. I'll check your posts again.

And if you want to know how a word is used, a good current dictionary will tell you the common usages. There is no difference between the idea that di...

Oh, sorry I missed that. Can you link to where?

Of course, I agree with you. Remember, for the purposes of this thread we are assuming ethical non-naturalism. Simple summary here: https://www.philos...

Maybe, not sure if I understand you there. With you so far. Very good, still with you. Yes, something like that. Not sure about that bit, but thanks a...

I think it means not constantly wanking in public

OK, it's the same as Michael's point. It's belief in what is right that affects what we do. What is actually right doesn't. I don't see how it possibl...

What do you think? I'm actually interested in your view. EDIT: there is mutual incomprehension here. I understand what Michael is getting at, but that...

Does it make a difference to the choice as to whether or not to eat meat? For example, does the fact that Michael ought not to eat meat make it more l...

OK, so now could you explicate how that can have an influence on a person's decisions?

Sorry about that. If you answer the question I'll be able to see if it's a counter example, and that will be interesting.

That would be a counter-example to Michael's thesis. I'm just trying to help you Roland.

@"Banno" Can you give an example of a moral truth that Calum does not believe, yet influences Calum's choices?

How?

What process (if not obeservation) do we come to apprehend moral truths? You may have already said, sorry. I do take it that Michael is arguing agains...

Do I? I thought I was agreeing with Michael

Indeed, you've got it. The difference with co2 is that reality will assert itself on the non believer anyway. But what about moral truths that no one ...

Cease fire, then apologise and turn myself in at the nearest cop shop as a war criminal

Everyone needs to grasp that Michael is assuming a moral position he doesn't necessarily agree with for the sake of argument. The thread is structured...

One's desires, preferences, values, goals, visions are part of the world, no?

Indeed

@"Banno" Can a moral fact cause belief in it?

But that's not a practical implication. A practical implication would be to not eat meat. Your belief that you should not eat meat might result in not...

Is "I don't want to eat meat because I don't want animals to suffer in factory farms" a moral stance?

I'm impressed with Michael's patience in the face of incomprehension

I don't really understand the opposition to dictionary use. There are times when it's really useful, especially when there are several different sense...

I'm invited to a dinner party. "Hey, bert1, nice of you to come. Have you had a good day?" "Yeah, fab. I killed 21 babies. Great day!" "Oh bert1! That...

Yes, that's pretty much true. I just wanted to point out the problem of over-determination, which RogueAI is approaching. He may have an overdetermina...

I think he's right, but that's because I'm a panpstychist. I suspect all causation is, at bottom, psychological. That avoids overdetermination.

The OP scenario is very different from the one in Omelas. The OP is not an intensification, it's something different. In Omelas the tension is between...

This conflict is over a specific bit of territory, not any kind of generalised eastern vs western values thing. If it's east v west at all it is only ...

This is a very weirdly loaded question. What is the connection between value system and quality of life? I suspect hunter gathering is the most stable...

Even from the man you quoted, this is primarily about land, not about religion. Same for Israel's government, no? It's a dispute over land. A feeling ...

Why did they do all that then if it's so stupid?