Moral realism is true

Should you think about your duty, or about the consequences of your actions? Or should you concentrate on becoming a good person?

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Veritas Aequitas wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 3:05 am
No humans would like to be killed is a fundamental biological and psychological fact that is supported by empirical evidences. This is universal and thus a fact.
You can't even get THAT right.
Many humans sacrifice their lives.
Many others commit suicide.
And other wish to be executed

e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gilmore

Then there is voluntary self euthanasia, and those that practice it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dignitas_ ... anisation)
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bahman wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 7:42 pm
Veritas Aequitas wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 3:05 am
bahman wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 1:08 pm
Like or dislike is not opinion.
Strawman!

Note I stated "personal" framework.
Like or dislike within a personal framework is an opinion.

Like or dislike within a universal framework can be a fact but this must be verified with empirical evidence and philosophical reasoning.

No humans would like to be killed is a fundamental biological and psychological fact that is supported by empirical evidences. This is universal and thus a fact.
There may be people with suicidal tendencies and 'like' to commit suicide, but they are the abnormal ones due to neural defects.
Opinion: a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
What is your point or opinion?
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The light that comes from the apple is gone.
But the information it carried isn't.
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Veritas Aequitas wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 6:04 am
bahman wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 7:42 pm
Veritas Aequitas wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 3:05 am
Strawman!

Note I stated "personal" framework.
Like or dislike within a personal framework is an opinion.

Like or dislike within a universal framework can be a fact but this must be verified with empirical evidence and philosophical reasoning.

No humans would like to be killed is a fundamental biological and psychological fact that is supported by empirical evidences. This is universal and thus a fact.
There may be people with suicidal tendencies and 'like' to commit suicide, but they are the abnormal ones due to neural defects.
Opinion: a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
What is your point or opinion?
Likes and dislikes are not opinions in my dictionary. They are facts.
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henry quirk wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 2:37 pm
The light that comes from the apple is gone.
But the information it carried isn't.
Yes, but my point is that the light that you call red is gone. It turns into other complicated things which are not red, like an electrical current.
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bahman wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 4:54 pm
henry quirk wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 2:37 pm
The light that comes from the apple is gone.
But the information it carried isn't.
Yes, but my point is that the light that you call red is gone. It turns into other complicated things which are not red, like an electrical current.
You're fixated on the light; I focus on the information and the apprehension....not sure how to bridge the gap.
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henry quirk wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 7:03 pm
bahman wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 4:54 pm
henry quirk wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 2:37 pm

But the information it carried isn't.
Yes, but my point is that the light that you call red is gone. It turns into other complicated things which are not red, like an electrical current.
You're fixated on the light; I focus on the information and the apprehension....not sure how to bridge the gap.
Yes, it is information that reaches your mind enabling you to see. My point is the apple is not red since the red light as you called is gone when it hit the retina.
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bahman wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 4:51 pm
Veritas Aequitas wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 6:04 am
bahman wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 7:42 pm
Opinion: a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
What is your point or opinion?
Likes and dislikes are not opinions in my dictionary. They are facts.
What??

That some one like or dislike something X is a fact if there are evidences of their expressing it, but the basis of their likes or dislikes are subjective to oneself, thus opinion or at best personal conviction.
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My point is the apple is not red since the red light as you called is gone when it hit the retina.
And my point is: the information (redness) is apprehended by me. Lights is a conductor of that information that I capture. The light stops, sure, but not before I've taken the information from it.

So, yeah, the apple is red.
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Veritas Aequitas wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 4:59 am
bahman wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 4:51 pm
Veritas Aequitas wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 6:04 am
What is your point or opinion?
Likes and dislikes are not opinions in my dictionary. They are facts.
What??

That some one like or dislike something X is a fact if there are evidences of their expressing it, but the basis of their likes or dislikes are subjective to oneself, thus opinion or at best personal conviction.
It is a fact.
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henry quirk wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 2:54 pm
My point is the apple is not red since the red light as you called is gone when it hit the retina.
And my point is: the information (redness) is apprehended by me. Lights is a conductor of that information that I capture. The light stops, sure, but not before I've taken the information from it.

So, yeah, the apple is red.
It seems red.
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bahman wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 6:02 pm
henry quirk wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 2:54 pm
My point is the apple is not red since the red light as you called is gone when it hit the retina.
And my point is: the information (redness) is apprehended by me. Lights is a conductor of that information that I capture. The light stops, sure, but not before I've taken the information from it.

So, yeah, the apple is red.
It seems red.
cuz it is
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henry quirk wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 6:03 pm
bahman wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 6:02 pm
henry quirk wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 2:54 pm

And my point is: the information (redness) is apprehended by me. Lights is a conductor of that information that I capture. The light stops, sure, but not before I've taken the information from it.

So, yeah, the apple is red.
It seems red.
cuz it is
It is not.
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bahman wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 6:15 pm
henry quirk wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 6:03 pm
bahman wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 6:02 pm
It seems red.
cuz it is
It is not.
Is so.
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bahman wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 6:01 pm
Veritas Aequitas wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 4:59 am
bahman wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 4:51 pm
Likes and dislikes are not opinions in my dictionary. They are facts.
What??

That some one like or dislike something X is a fact if there are evidences of their expressing it, but the basis of their likes or dislikes are subjective to oneself, thus opinion or at best personal conviction.
It is a fact.
Such one liner is nonsensical which reflect badly on your intellectual competence and integrity.
Are you capable of more rational counters?
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