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Meanwhile, by the light of Moral Subjectivism, he remains a perfectly moral option for everybody else, Apparently not, according to some of the other comments on this thread. That's only because they're actually not Subjectivists. Just like you're not. What they actually believe is that their most ...

Walker wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 11:33 pm Lots of favorites.


“On a clear day
Rise and look around you
And you will see who you are”

Does rain affect your vision, Walker?

Let's suppose it can. Or let's suppose I'm impossible, but you are a moral agent. What can Subjectivism teach you about morality? It doesn't teach me anything, it guides my conduct. For example, it prohibits my going onto internet forums and lying about stuff. 😇 It doesn't, actually. You have a sub...

I'm not "forgetting" anything. I'm just asking how Moral Subjectivism can tell anybody anything about Trump, or anyone else, for that matter. I can't speak for anyone else, but my moral sensibilities tell me that there's something not right about having a lying scumbag running a country. ...

:lol: Far from it. But I repeat the question: what can Moral Subjectivism teach us about morality? Can you name even one thing? I don't know that it can teach you anything. Let's suppose it can. Or let's suppose I'm impossible, but you are a moral agent. What can Subjectivism teach you about morali...

I'm not "forgetting" anything. I'm just asking how Moral Subjectivism can tell anybody anything about Trump, or anyone else, for that matter. I can't speak for anyone else, but my moral sensibilities tell me that there's something not right about having a lying scumbag running a country. ...

I have to say, guys, I'm amused by the nervousness. And I find it quite funny that Dem supporters actually think people should be all anxious and in knots about a possible second Trump term. If Trump does essentially what he did the last time in office, I'd say you have nothing to worry about. Rath...

What does Moral Subjectivism have? It has you in a bit of a flap, by the look of it. 🙂 :lol: Far from it. But I repeat the question: what can Moral Subjectivism teach us about morality? Can you name even one thing? I don't know that it can teach you anything. What do you expect it to teach you? :? ...

Agreed. Most here seem to be stupified by the smoke-and-mirrors of Subjectivism. That's because they WANT to believe that there's an alternative "morality" to Objectivism, and they WANT to believe they have no rational obligation to be Nihilists, and they WANT not to have to change their ...

Well, we know what it isn't. It isn't "subjective." But the "we" you speak of seem to be very few; at least on this forum. Agreed. Most here seem to be stupified by the smoke-and-mirrors of Subjectivism. That's because they WANT to believe that there's an alternative "moral...

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From "excellent man" to charity case in one fell swoop.

I think the project of explaining where our moral values and codes come from - 'filling the actual gap' - is important. So I'm following your developing argument with interest. I think the title of your thread, "Is morality objective or subjective?", is a bit problematic; it leaves the qu...

I think the project of explaining where our moral values and codes come from - 'filling the actual gap' - is important. So I'm following your developing argument with interest. I think the title of your thread, "Is morality objective or subjective?", is a bit problematic; it leaves the qu...

I don't doubt that a lot of people do think of morality, or certain aspects of it, as something that corresponds to some sort of truth, but the topic is about what morality actually is, not what some people happen to believe it is. Well, we know what it isn't. It isn't "subjective." But t...

That's what most people seem to do...to say they disbelieve in objective moral truths, and that morality is all subjective, but then act as if their own beliefs are mostly objectively true anyway. 8) I don't imagine the average person makes the objective/subjective distinction. But, as the saying g...