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Why so [my typo. Should be the word "do" instead of "so"] some religions divide the world between good and evil and what are good and evil? ChatGPT The division of the world into categories of good and evil is a common theme in many religions and belief systems. There are severa...

Peace is defined as: Peace means societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence [threats verbal or physical] between individuals or groups. https://en.wikip...

Notes: KIV

Notes: KIV

Those who deny moral facts exist [thus morality is not objective] leveraged their argument on Philosophical Realism [p-realism] which is grounded on the idea of mind*-independence. [*or human conditions]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_realism I argue, those who argued on the basis of p...

Actually, the notion that incest avoidance results from the biological risks of inbreeding is dubious. First of all, the risks of inbreeding are relatively slight, especially in primitive cultures in which the infant mortality rate is 50% any way. More important, a common marriage rule in many simp...

Here is an example [re incest], why Moral Objectivity has the advantage over other moral views. I once knew a mill owner whose children has born an incestuous child together. Their wood mill was some 10 miles from the nearest small town and his family had very few opportunities to meet members of t...

Why do people like PH et. al. [philosophical realists] insist abstract objects do not exist? First, There are Two Senses of Reality https://forum.philosophynow.org/viewtopic.php?t=40265 1. Framework & perspective based reality - mind-interdependent 2. Mind-independent reality, i.e. philosophical...

Emotions are an integral part of morality, e.g., love, as well as sympathy - projection of self in another's circumstances. These require sophisticated nervous systems. Yet, moral behaviour requires nothing but the natural selection to develop, e.g., ants, bees, termites. More awareness necessitate...

Actually, the notion that incest avoidance results from the biological risks of inbreeding is dubious. First of all, the risks of inbreeding are relatively slight, especially in primitive cultures in which the infant mortality rate is 50% any way. More important, a common marriage rule in many simp...

Here is an example [re incest], why Moral Objectivity has the advantage over other moral views. I once knew a mill owner whose children has born an incestuous child together. Their wood mill was some 10 miles from the nearest small town and his family had very few opportunities to meet members of th...

Incest Deterrence or Inbreeding Avoidance an inherent biological functions which is also one of the many moral element. Discuss?? Views?? I once knew a mill owner whose children has born an incestuous child together. Their wood mill was some 10 miles from the nearest small town and his family had v...

Morality refers to behaviours that facilitate certain strategies. Men call them 'moral' because they offer an advantage that is ingrained in social species. I'm not saying these behaviours ae moral, I'm saying humans call these behaviours moral, ensuring their continuance. They are "good"...

Notes: KIV

cont... [Kane B] what I want to say is that even when we're talking about concrete objects there's actually a kind of abstraction going on the abstract and the concrete are already kind of intertwined in a very deep way what’s the point of all of this I suppose then, Do Abstract Objects Exist? I wan...