Posted by AuntieMel on March 20, 2006, at 10:43:44
In reply to Re: am i allowed to say..., posted by special_k on March 20, 2006, at 4:18:22
Yes, I also believe there are 'moral facts.'
But, like you said, determining them is tricky. So, in the meantime we're best to stick to "I believe xxx is a moral fact. Does anyone have an argument otherwise?"
My moral compass the only truly imoral thing is that which hurts some else.
But even there we have some grey areas. Should the word 'intentionally' be added? What about 'unless that hurt would save others from more hurt?' Does adding 'for fun' make it more wrong? Is it less wrong if you know (inside yourself) that you are hurting someone and you feel guilt, but you do it anyway?
So - even one simple statement has room for debate.
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"but i personally think that someone can act morally (actually act from morality rather than just acting in accordance with morality) even if they lack the requisite (on emotivist theories) emotional responses."
Agreed. Just as I believe a person doesn't have to believe in a god to act morally.
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