Who does not like justice, and likes injustice done to themselves? Who does not like being treated with respect? Who likes being lied to? Virtually no...
Indeed they are. If I say "God exists" and you say "God does not exist", both of our claims are equally objective, even though one must be true and th...
This is what I suspected before; and I find a contradiction in the following two statements: (1) "... because everything ever thought/believed and/or ...
Here are all the essential properties of the concept of triangle-ness: 'flat surface' + 'three straight sides'. This implies that it also has three an...
Maybe I was attacking a straw man the whole time. Can you clarify what position you have in this discussion? I genuinely thought you were claiming tha...
I am not saying that everyone presupposes that; and just because some do not, it does not follow that it is false, because no one's opinion is infalli...
I would think that finding necessary properties of concepts would be sufficient to prove that we can in fact escape said dichotomy. But here is anothe...
If by 'human nature' you mean that all humans share some same essential properties, then yes, morality presupposes there being a human nature, for the...
Hello. First, I disagree with the claim that the moral code is different depending on where you are. The concept of the Golden Rule, do unto others an...
Hello. My view is that this is primarily a safety issue. Why are seat belts required by law? Because statistics show that there is a correlation betwe...
I agree that each thing (a) to (d) do not have all the same properties, because they all look physically different, but they still all have the same p...
I am late in this discussion so I apologize if this was already addressed, but why do you say we interpret these differently? It seems to me that they...
You are making me doubt, and I don't like it. While I am now no longer certain about it, I will nevertheless continue to defend the position that some...
Good argument. Here is another argument to prove that information is indeed non-physical. P1: All that is physical abides to the law of conservation o...
This is getting interesting. I challenge your claim about man-made definition of things, by summoning Plato and his theory of forms or essences. Words...
Yes, I see what you mean now, and think you are correct. For a while, I was wandering what the difference was between the terms 'truth' and 'reality'....
Right on. To loop back to the original topic: If ontological values are real, then morality is objective. Failure to prove that ontological values are...
I think everyone does. To quote C.S. Lewis: "The human mind has no more power of inventing a new value than of imagining a new primary colour, or, ind...
I agree when it comes to thought, belief and perhaps meaning, by definition of the words; but why truth? Is it not true that the Earth revolved around...
If I understand, you would like to find first principles of morality, is that it? That is up my alley. How far do you want to extend the topic? Ethics...
I agree that the goal of wanting to be healthy can cause the negative value about eating the donut. But where does the goal of "wanting to experience ...
No bully wants to be bullied. Therefore even the unjust person perceives the unjust treatment to be bad. They do it not because they believe it is mor...
Assuming what you say is true, it still does not follow that all that is subjectively good is necessarily a value statement. Let's say I like the tast...
I see what you mean now. "This food is good" is not literally true because it is formulated as as though goodness is a property of the food, which it ...
1. "Everything is subjective" is a self-contradiction, because it means that nothing is objectively true, not even this very statement. 2. Sure we can...
A subjective statement can still be true or false. Say that in truth, I feel that yellow is the best colour. So if I say "Yellow is my best colour", t...
I agree. I think that some things are purely subjective, and some things are purely objective. I also think it is important to find out which it is fo...
Let's rely on the relative-objective test to determine if moral goodness is an objective property of human behaviour. Object 1: A man acts towards oth...
I screwed up. I still claim that whatever is measurable is objective, but it is not because it is a mathematical kind of property. I think it is actua...
This paradox is caused by not clearly identifying who or what is the object in the situation. Example: I observe the colour yellow and say "Yellow is ...
Truth is not a criteria to determine if a property is linked to the object or subject. "Yellow is the best colour" is indubitably subjective, for how ...
Unless I am mistaken, then it seems to me that both the "daytime-nighttime" and "road sign" examples are determined to be objective through a process ...
You asked for a proof earlier. There is no stronger proof than a logical or mathematical proof, is there? And this is sufficient to demonstrate that l...
Awesome! As Mr Tasmaner said, my icon is the Great A'Tuin from Discworld. I did not know about this whole turtle story, and found out upon further rea...
How do idealists account for the fact that you and I see the same objects with the same properties? I suppose it could happen that you and I coinciden...
My hope is that, if a property is objective, and that object 1 has a higher degree of it than object 2, then most subjects would observe it as such, a...
Sure. To clarify, I am talking about objective properties, not objective statements. "God exists" is an objective statement (regardless if true or fal...
(EDIT 2017-10-01): The distinction is not dependant on grammar, but on who or what is the subject, object, and property in the given statement. In S1,...
I agree for the most part. But to be very picky, it is possible to say something subjectively false, as such: say I really like a song, but for some r...
Interesting discussion. Here is my take on it. Consider the following statements S1 and S2: S1: "This food tastes good" S2: "I enjoy the taste of this...
Hello. I actually think that goodness of a smell is subjective. Some people love a perfume, and some people hate it. Now I agree with you that the sme...
Hello. I often hear people say "it's just a matter of opinion" on things that seem objective, such as immoral acts on the grounds of religion or cultu...
I like finding the essence of things, even when the thing in question is nothing. Also I agree that 'nothing' is synonymous with 'zero'. Here is why. ...
I agree that our desires, which we are not necessarily in control of, can influence our actions, and even our decision making. That said, while these ...
I think it is important to clarify what will is, and what it is not. Will is synonymous with intentions; it is not synonymous with desires. Will comes...
Hello. Yes, power of intentions or power of will is the same thing. If one is forced to do something without their consent, it is called "against thei...
Let's differentiate between moral good/evil and physical good/evil. The moral good is about intentions, and the physical good is about events. If your...
Attempted murder is more punishable than accidental homicide, although you are right that if there is no evidence, then x cannot legally be charged. I...
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