zippy2006
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Are you saying the people in these "objective morality" threads who cling to certain things being just-wrong are dumb? Thats what it sounds like.
As far as I can tell, what you are saying is, "But I don't want to talk about the positions of Kant or Anscombe. I would rather talk about the positions of people who give their opinion about what is right or wrong but then refuse to give any reason for that opinion." Yeah, people who don't give any reasons for their opinions--or at the very least those who are incapable of doing so and refuse upon request--are dumb. So if you want to look at the assertions of people without reasons then you want to talk to dumb people. And yeah, there are lots of dumb people on the internet.
That said, not all unlearned people are dumb. Some may give reasons that are not persuasive or communicable. "Because God told me that this is the proper rule of action." "Because this is the way I was raised and I trust my parents." Nevertheless, if you want to study ethics you should not seek out dumb or unlearned people. They will not further the conversation by way of communicable arguments.
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