I wouldn’t say that I favor the satisfaction of immediate wants as I actually favor a pretty prudent lifestyle focused on avoid tragic events from hap...
Yes, I would say that many hedonists like myself tend to think that minimizing suffering is more important than maximizing pleasure. This sort of view...
What is alternative modernity exactly? In the sentence that you have responded to, I said “I don’t see why pointing out problems caused by something r...
Well, I thought about a potential consideration that could be given regarding the existential threat that modernity poses. Some people might think tha...
I think one can acknowledge the reality of the hedonic treadmill and still argue that modern technology and material goods increase the welfare of hum...
In regards to overpopulation, it’s worth noting that birth rates are actually decreasing quite a bit in the world due to a greater widespread use of c...
So, would this mean that it’s possible for there to be a society that has technologies like our modern society without it actually being like our mode...
Well, I would say that plenty of modern humans living today might look back at horror at what you have tolerated as well. But, I’m not sure if dissati...
I think existential threats actually constitute the best argument to be given against modernity as this is a pretty uncontroversial downside with mode...
Well, it seems like Wayfarer didn’t actually explain how the is/ought divide implies that moral realism is implausible. It’s possible that Hume falsel...
As much as I respect the Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy and the academic philosophy establishment, I must say that what academic philosophers ref...
Well, Hume was probably sort of a moral anti-realist but I don’t think the is/ought gap had anything to do with that. He was mostly skeptical of our a...
I think many people misinterpret what Hume was trying to say with the is/ought gap that he laid out. Hume was merely pointing out that you can’t argue...
Umm.... Gattier problems do not seem to suggest that coming to believe the truth by sheer luck is incompatible with knowing. For example, I believe th...
Well, existence is an abstract concept so I don’t understand how it could exist like us if we are concrete entities. If existence doesn’t exist in a s...
Are you saying that there has to be an actual perfect existence that has existed or will exist at some point in time or does there only have to be a p...
I don’t think I’ve ever heard that sort of view being articulated before. On the top of my head, I think I can come up with many examples of someone c...
I think parents could create you like a tool with a purpose if they could alter your genes with technology which will likely be a real possibility in ...
As I have stated earlier, I’m not sure why a universe created with a purpose could change the truth status of something abstract like the truth status...
Well, I don’t think that God’s power would be relevant here as being powerful has nothing to do with holding the objectively correct moral opinions. I...
Well, let me ask you another question. Why does the whole universe have to be created for a particular purpose in order for us to have meaning from th...
Well, maybe I was too quick to limit this discussion to just the argument that I had originally intended to discuss. Let me ask you some questions abo...
Well, the anti-realist version of this argument seems much more sturdy to me. It goes something like this: P1: Moral realism is false if theism is fal...
Well, let me ask you a question. Why do theist always seem to think that the existence of a god or a supernatural force gives them reason to think tha...
The argument that you are presenting is not the moral argument that I am referring to. Of course, you might choose to refer to your argument as the mo...
Well, the atheist could simply pretend that moral realism is true to make themselves feel better. I pretend to believe something that I don’t actually...
Well, you can’t prove that any philosophical claim is true. The best you can do is provide additional evidence for that claim. The reasons for support...
Well, it’s possible for one to simply fail to see the connection between the premises and how they necessarily lead to the conclusion. Sometimes, seei...
I would say that it’s a fair critique that theists who use the moral argument think that morality has to grounded in something concrete rather than a ...
I agree that the argument can be persuasive to some people. But, my point is that no atheist would be persuaded by this argument for the right reasons...
There is something about this argument that makes it especially vulnerable to this attack. If you try attacking other popular arguments like this, the...
I don’t know if I would say that the moral argument even depends on God existing. You could imagine a godless form of theism that believes that there ...
According to the reading that I have done on positive psychology, relative poverty correlates with unhappiness but absolute poverty does not. This is ...
I think you are referring to hope when you speak of mental strength but correct me if I’m wrong. It’s true that humans can have hope that one day they...
When thinking about the ethics of factory farming, there are several considerations that I have in mind: 1. Animals probably don’t have the same capac...
Yep, that’s kinda where I was going with this question. Though, I figured this question would open up a larger discussion about the conditions under w...
I think middlemen exist because they typically provide a useful service to the buyers and sellers of a product. Think of Uber for example. Before Uber...
So, suppose that someone responds with lethal force towards another because it was the only way to avoid experiencing extreme physical pain. Would you...
Yes, and driving a car can result in people dying as well and every legal adult understands this as well. This doesn’t entail that everyone should alw...
Can you explain to me the concept of strict proportionality? Does it mean that you cannot harm someone in self-defense more than he will likely harm y...
Thank you for your compliments! I just want to point out that pregnancy always can pose a risk to a woman’s life and the doctors may just be ignorant ...
I don’t think that it’s appropriate to say that normal pregnancy is intentional if it hasn’t been planned. That’s like saying that if I accidentally h...
I think that Incels want to get laid because it gives them a higher social status and that has nothing to do with pleasure. Speaking from experience, ...
I agree, I’m not trying to say that murder isn’t bad at all. I’m arguing that it isn’t as bad as most people think. I think murderers should get like ...
Well, I don’t think that we should assume that economic prosperity is purely defined by productivity. Rather, I think makes sense to think of it in te...
Well, society could be thought of as a collective mechanism if we consider society as something that could flourish or crumble. If society is just ind...
I can offer you a short explanation for each statement if you’d like. Regarding the issue of viewing morality as a social mechanism for benefiting soc...
Fair enough, but I tend to think that the notion of obligation is pretty incoherent. Also, I have a hard time understanding why we should base moralit...
What if this madman that has kidnapper you and stranger has done this countless of times before and he always kept his word? Wouldn’t it be rational t...
Well, I think this question kinda goes beyond morality and more in the territory of general decision making. It is about to what extent should one foc...
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