Cool thread. For me, I lived a sheltered life in childhood, growing up in rural West Virginia. As a result, I presume, I was very naive and ignorant w...
Same here. I think it’s at least debatable that tax-funded projects benefit everyone equally. For example, not all public schools are equal, and it to...
You seem to be omitting the fact that we first must learn how to “do” X. The first time you get behind the wheel of a car you aren’t able to just driv...
I’m nowhere close to being informed on religion, so my thoughts are few, but this reminded me of Socrates’ midwife analogy, where being troubled=labor...
Ok, but then you have to allow, and account for, questions like why do we rape, rob, and kill each other in certain circumstances. The fact that we do...
Compare the lyrics with this song.... Well, the crickets get it And the ants get it I bet you the pigs get it Yeah, even the plants get it Come on now...
Ok, that’s fair. But if... Then this... Can’t be used as evidence for having similar moral intuitions. IOW’s just because we don’t rape, rob, or kill ...
Because of their actions. Not in any specific way, no. But I can deduce that had they found Trump’s actions intolerable, they wouldn’t have voted for ...
I actually prefer not to get into politics, and I’m not trying to virtue signal, I didn’t even say which side I agreed with. That isn’t the point. It’...
I’d like to agree with this, but I’m not so sure. For example, right now about half of the US sees things like discriminating against particular group...
Yes, consent can be manipulated, or coerced, but that’s not the ideal we would be striving for, so I’m not sure that’s really a counter argument. The ...
Not only that though. Not all harmful acts are immoral. Some harmful acts are permissible, specifically those that are consented to. BTW, I’m not tryi...
If you deceive someone into consenting to something, then they haven’t actually given consent, as they were not fully informed. I think most people ar...
So...that’s a yes then? So consent isn’t needed to role play raping someone? Isn’t doing so actual rape? Precisely because everyone has consented. I d...
Yeah. So are you saying malicious intent is why beating someone is wrong, and that since boxers lack that their actions in the ring are ok? But what i...
A couple thoughts. Perhaps requiring consent would cause more people to think for themselves? If an official came and explained the country/state’s la...
I agree that knowing your limitations are important, but I’ve always, for whatever reason, been more interested in the opposite; knowing how far I wou...
In a word, insecurity. I would tentatively argue that we are biologically driven to be insecure. Insecurity spurs one to gather food for fear of starv...
I agree with this, but it’s missing my point somewhat. I’m wanting to know how you justify that there is only one absolutely correct answer in any giv...
So, if I’m angry I should just use trial and error to see what relieves it? In this case, what would an incorrect (immoral) act be? One that doesn’t r...
Hmmm... a bit more complex than what I was imagining. I was thinking something like this. Since it’s called “walrus” I thought maybe the goal would ha...
Don’t mean to interrupt or be another distraction, but I’m curious about this. How would one arrive at an unbiased position on a particular moral dile...
Newton’s laws of physics are still useful for predicting most outcomes. We were just mistaken about it’s scope. It cannot predict accurately at the qu...
Does this mean you’re not sure? The Earth has revolved around the sun many times, not just once. Due to our knowledge of all the relevant facts, we ca...
But we are able, at least sometimes, to predict change, and the effect the changes will cause. Weather is a good example. It’s constantly changing, bu...
How are you so sure of this? Is this itself a truth? What is personal about knowing getting kicked causes pain, or that when a ball is dropped it fall...
I think people use emotion most where reason fails them. I’ve noticed that quite often the beliefs one is most emotionally attached to are the ones th...
A few thoughts... One’s sexuality is often considered to be a major part of their identity, much more so than astigmatism, for example. People with as...
Found this just now.... https://www.google.com/amp/s/bigthink.com/amp/man-doesnt-want-happiness-says-nietzsche-2604504037 Not sure of the writer’s mer...
Maybe I’m misunderstanding, but if you’re asking whether or not suffering is required to be a Christian, I’m inclined to think so. Christianity teache...
Just some thoughts... I agree, but because death itself is a harm. So even if someone was born and experienced no harm, when their life ended they wou...
I believe they’ve said as much, but I’m not sure I buy it. If it were just a personal choice to not have children, why all threads? Are they not there...
It’s also incredibly unlikely that someone born will end up not finding life worthwhile. However, it is at least somewhat likely that someone who desi...
If they’re not prepared, I doubt they want them. But I’d wager that most of us have pretty good idea whether or not having children would benefit us. ...
:up: I’d heard “Born in the USA” several times before I realized it was more of a critique of the US instead of the patriotic anthem it comes across a...
That seems impossible to calculate if you’re going to consider all the pleasure your child could cause others. I don’t think there’s any reliable way ...
I don’t have a specific answer or number in mind, but if it isn’t obviously clear which is more likely, you should err on the side of caution. I’m ope...
Doesn’t AN think it’s always wrong to have kids? Because it isn’t that big of a risk under “normal” circumstances. So why not take the risk? All this ...
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