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Necromancer Why is it morally good to 'support all people in terms of sanity, intelligence, health and ability'? As I said - begging the question. Aristotle and Kant made the same mistake: failing to distinguish between a moral judgement and the reason(s) for making it. You seem to forget what ethi...

Necromancer. Your 'potent' answer fits the pattern I've pointed out precisely. Ask the question: why is X [this reason] morally good? Why is X [this reason] morally good? ((Kantian) Ethical and Moral foundation by) Because it supports all people in terms of sanity, intelligence, health and ability!...

My question was: what could make morality objective? In effect, this means: what has to be the case for a moral assertion to be factually true? Reflecting on the many interesting suggestions here, I think there's a simple problem: they all beg the question. For example: Q Why is slavery wrong? A Be...

Relating to Hunger Strikers First, an objection to the rather strict procedural routine for physicians. It's my view that, as long one passes the "test" as urge for dying because of pains, mental and physical in rejecting food and drink, one should have the right to die with no further del...

I can at least add this, as matter of recommended/suggested Medical ethics: It should be seen as correct to euthanise or palliatively give an overdose of anaesthetics if it takes extra measures in order to treat a patient. That is, one can not be required to become a monster in order to provide trea...

Monotheistic Moral Absolutism isn't just about anything. The "words of God" by the pen of human beings are The 10 Commandments, The Golden Rule, etc. for God's righteous people which are going to make you a place in Heaven! It must be acknowledged that these Christian/Kantian Ethics has ad...

A prime source (no, not me lol), if you believe in that. Again, I say it's a priority of living things to accept certain moral objectives, if only to survive without living in mortal fear of others. Thus we must work for the 2nd Amendment (that includes pepper spray) for all the World! And from the...

Interesting, Immanuel Can! Absolutely. Monotheistic ontology: I can sense God, which makes for monotheistic ontology, and as I can sense God, out of God, I can also sense what's right and wrong, both intellectually and "by feelings", emotionally, in getting to Heaven. Thus, "ontology ...

Is this crazy? Scientific experiment for proving souls: Let's take the example of the soul and let's "imagine" a way to prove it. We have two sizeable pools for two people to voluntary drown themselves in, forcing the souls, 2, to separate from the 2 bodies. Let's "imagine" furth...

When a mother uses her child as a weapon against its father, is it then child abuse? If she uses slander and gossip, and accuses the father of abuse, and eventually turns the child aginst him. If she hinders contact by lying to the authorities. Raises the child with her own opinions. Basicly a brai...

I like to note that "slavery is wrong" can be factually confirmed by moral nature OR-gate cycles by quantum physics (electrons) or quantum computing, using a "quantum computing stick" counting to 30 either way, up to 30 good points or 30 evil points, with a digital count for up t...

Heart transplants and pacemakers, synthetic valves,cochlear implants, lung and liver transplants, prosthetic arms and legs, synthetic hips and knees... The list grows with advances in technology. As more and more of a person’s internal workings are replaced by devices, at what point are we more rob...

The case against moral objectivism is very simple: it entails contradictions. 1 The word 'objective' means 'relying on facts rather than judgements'. 2 The claim that a moral assertion, expressing a value judgement, is a fact - a true factual assertion - means that any such assertion is a fact. So ...

Intersubjectivity by Kantian Ethics and evident, factual morality make the case for objective morality! It must be clear that torture isn't for the lawful well-being of human beings and so it follows that what constitutes the best and most credible democratic parameters for activities of all human ...

If people care to hear about it there is a "Bad People List" for Those Who Do The Most Enormous Harm. The bad people list is one that says bad people become worshippers of all that's wrong, failure and errors become their name. As well as playing in the sewers and "having" it to...