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Are you going to answer the question or not?

Chaz, I'm asking a direct question. What constitutes being "universal" on your view? Earlier you invoked "universal applicability". That is useless for the task at hand, for a falsehood can be universally applied. I've already answered your question. There is a distinction that n...

What, on your view, would constitute being universal morality? What criterion must be satisfied in order to warrant calling it that?

The irony here is thick. Thick indeed. To put it rather bluntly, you have no idea what you're talking about.

chaz: As for moral contradiction. I'm willing to discuss this with a case. eg. Is abortion immoral Hopefully, you're willing to contemplate something anew. X is immoral IFF it conflicts with universal morality. Now, this changes the way that you must think about morality, but that is necessary. It ...

I stand by every claim I've made. If you knew what it would take for my claim(s) to be true, then you would know what I mean. :wink: Call it charity. There can be no understanding when one is quibbling over the meaning of uncontentious terms like "simple" and "complex". That is n...

chaz: You have just proved that the law of non contradiction is a fallacy. Your position is incoherent, and that was just shown. Moral and emotional issues are notoriously difficult, and do not submit to logio-mathematical analysis. Even Russell would have agreed. This simple truth is exactly why l...

Meaning is use, and communication is public. I'm getting the distinct impression that you're either disingenuous or do not understand my argument, what little I've given.

You can begin again, if you like.

Tell me, what is it that I mean?

creative: If morality is a property of thought, then it cannot be a code of conduct. chaz: All codes of conduct are derived from thinking. Are you really THAT stupid? Well, if my knowing that X being derived from Y does not make X a property of Y, then... yes. I am that stupid. According to that lo...

Try this... If morality equates to a 'moral'/ethical code of conduct, then it equates to them all, so because of the nature of behavioral codes... 1. What is moral/immoral is subject to, influenced by, and established within individual particular social circumstances. 2. What is moral/immoral is det...

1. Complex thought/belief requires language acquisition. 2. All moral/ethical thought/belief, codes of conduct, and discourse consists of complex thought/belief. 3. Moral/ethical thought/belief, codes of conduct, and discourse requires language acquisition.(from 1,2) 4. Simple thought/belief is the ...

chaz wyman wrote:

creativesoul wrote:I'm not interested in correcting misextrapolation based upon false presupposition.

I am, that is why I attacked your nonsense!

I'm still waiting for you to answer my questions!
Cat got your tongue?

Bah.

I'm not interested in correcting misextrapolation based upon false presupposition.

Claim 1. The SEP article on the 'definition' equates morality with a code of conduct. That is an all too common (mis)conception on my view. Codes of conduct are standards of behavior that are established/based upon that which is already considered to be acceptable/unacceptable thought/behavior and ...

Dunce,

Yes, I mean AJ Ayer. Must have been tired.