Is there an objective morality?

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Can you elaborate on this as I am not sure what you mean.

I'm not surprised that you have no idea what I mean, since this is an example of the kind of clear and concise formal language I have been constantly asking you to provide for morality.

It is a logical preposition.

Let's say there is some statement. Let's call it P. For the sake of argument, let's say the statement is, "The light is switched on."

We can also negate that statement with "not P," which is written as ~P. With our example, it would be, "The light is NOT switched on."

Now, we can't have P and ~P at the same time, since that would require the light to be switched on and at the same time switched off. So you can't have P=~P.

You can read more about this kind of language here: Section 1.1

You can not write moral statements in this way.
 
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So?

Humans agree on morality for the most part because those viewpoints are the ones that help us survive in social groups.

That does not mean that those viewpoints are objectively true.
But it also doesn't mean morality is subjective as you claim. Your using the fact that because people agree about morals that this proves morality must be subjective.

Same thing, your making an objective claim that morals are subjective because people agree and are conditioned that way. Where's your evidence. As you said simply agreeing about something doesn't make it true. So if that logic is good enough for you then why not for me.

Only if you can objectively define what is "best."

I suspect you can't.
What do you mean, we both just defined what was the objective basis for what is best morally being "to help humans live togther and flourish". How can you say we cannot define the objective when we both just did. So we know that behaviour like "murder, rape, stealing, racism, sexual harrassment ect are morally wrong because we can measure it against that objective to show that those acts objectively don't "help humans live togther and flourish".

It's not objective because if you get someone who has no idea about that standard to come up with their own standard, they can get something completely different.
Yes but we can reason if their different personal standard meets the objective basis of whether it "helps humans live togther and flourish". If it doesn't we can say they are wrong. Quite simple really.

Oh, running back to the extreme examples to make your point once again.
You have already been shown that this doesn’t matter by me and another on this thread from your own side even.

But nevertheless we can start with the extreme immoral acts which are obviously wrong and hold them up as being objectively wrongs when measured against our objective of it "helping humans live together and flourish".

Then we can work on the more complicated ones to determine if they stand up as well. But we shouldn’t let the fact that some moral issues are harder to work out from declaring obviously immoral acts are objectively wrong.

No it's not.
We act like the earth is stationary as the sun circles above us, but that doesn't mean that the Earth is objectively still.
People also act like morals are subjective and that doesn't mean its true either. As mentioned its not just about acting like something is true but whether acting like something is true is rational when it comes to reality. Acting like the earth is stationary is irrational and we can porve that by the fact the earth orbits the sun.

The same with morality. People can act like stealing is ok but when it comes to applying that to reality we can say that "acting like stealing is OK" is irrational and objectively wrong because of the fact that it "prevents humans living together and flourishing".
 
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But it also doesn't mean morality is subjective as you claim. Your using the fact that because people agree about morals that this proves morality must be subjective.

No, but subjective morality fits the facts better than objective morality.

Same thing, your making an objective claim that morals are subjective because people agree and are conditioned that way. Where's your evidence. As you said simply agreeing about something doesn't make it true. So if that logic is good enough for you then why not for me.

So what if I'm making an objective claim?

A claim about the source of morality that is objective is not the same thing as an objective moral claim.

What do you mean, we both just defined what was the objective basis for what is best morally being "to help humans live togther and flourish". How can you say we cannot define the objective when we both just did. So we know that behaviour like "murder, rape, stealing, racism, sexual harrassment ect are morally wrong because we can measure it against that objective to show that those acts objectively don't "help humans live togther and flourish".

Once again you run to the extreme examples to prove your point.

Fear of the outsider would have been a good thing back when we were in small groups of hunter/gatherers. Outsiders could compete for resources, drive us from our lands, kill us to eliminate competition, etc. Far better to kill an outsider before they had a chance to do any of that and to make sure our territory and resources remained ours.

Wouldn't you call that almost racism? "Oh, you're one of the hill people? Everyone knows the hill people are worthless animals, only plains people should be counted as actual people."

Yes but we can reason if their different personal standard meets the objective basis of whether it "helps humans live togther and flourish". If it doesn't we can say they are wrong. Quite simple really.

And who's to make that determination? Who is more valuable to a society, a teacher or a nurse? Which one does more to help the humans in that society live together and flourish? Some people will say the teacher, and some people will say the nurse. And there we have subjective opinion coming into it! Looks like there's no objective answer after all.

You have already been shown that this doesn’t matter by me and another on this thread from your own side even.

But nevertheless we can start with the extreme immoral acts which are obviously wrong and hold them up as being objectively wrongs when measured against our objective of it "helping humans live together and flourish".

Then we can work on the more complicated ones to determine if they stand up as well. But we shouldn’t let the fact that some moral issues are harder to work out from declaring obviously immoral acts are objectively wrong.

I've answered this claim from you so many times I've lost count. Do you forget, or are you just ignoring me?

People also act like morals are subjective and that doesn't mean its true either. As mentioned its not just about acting like something is true but whether acting like something is true is rational when it comes to reality. Acting like the earth is stationary is irrational and we can porve that by the fact the earth orbits the sun.

The same with morality. People can act like stealing is ok but when it comes to applying that to reality we can say that "acting like stealing is OK" is irrational and objectively wrong because of the fact that it "prevents humans living together and flourishing".

That's rich coming from someone who has constantly been arguing that morality is objective and that people act like morality is objective.
 
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No, but subjective morality fits the facts better than objective morality.
No it doesn't actually. Subjective morality can only account for the subjective state of the subject and it stops there. It cannot be applied beyond the subject. It cannot explain how when it comes to moral reality between people which behaviour is actually the best morally beyond the person.

As morality requires a right or wrong determination for humans to live together it actually doesn't reflect what is really happening. So subjective morality cannot obviously accommodate objectivity.

Whereas objective morality allows for the subjective state of people up until the point where an objective determine needs to be made which objective morality meets all the above necessities.

So what if I'm making an objective claim?

A claim about the source of morality that is objective is not the same thing as an objective moral claim.
The debate is whether morality is subjective or objective. You are not only claiming morality is not objective but thats its subjective. Its the same claim as claiming morals are objective. You use support like the disagreement arguement for morality to prove your case. You are not just claiming morality is subjective as your opinion because you argue for its truth.

Once again you run to the extreme examples to prove your point.
Like I said why does that matter. Its a logical fallacy. Complicated and hard to understand examples of what is moral doesn't negate that the extremes can be objectively wrong. Just like in science some things are extremely obvious facts and others are more complex and harder to work out.

But that doesn't mean they cannot be worked or find the truth nor does it negate the truth about the obvious extreme facts/truth. In other words you are using the fact that there are complicated moral situations that is harder to find a truth to dismiss objective morality altogether. It doesn't follow.

Fear of the outsider would have been a good thing back when we were in small groups of hunter/gatherers. Outsiders could compete for resources, drive us from our lands, kill us to eliminate competition, etc. Far better to kill an outsider before they had a chance to do any of that and to make sure our territory and resources remained ours.

Wouldn't you call that almost racism? "Oh, you're one of the hill people? Everyone knows the hill people are worthless animals, only plains people should be counted as actual people."
Not sure what your trying to say. If it is racism and people kill others because of their race then its wrong regardless of primitive thinking. We thought African people were sub-human and enslaved them.

People thought they were justified morally back then. But in reality they were not, just ignorant of the facts about human nature. We are all the wiser today and can look back on those times and say they were wrong. But you can't do that unless there is some objective basis to measure what is right and wrong behaviour.

And who's to make that determination? Who is more valuable to a society, a teacher or a nurse? Which one does more to help the humans in that society live together and flourish? Some people will say the teacher, and some people will say the nurse. And there we have subjective opinion coming into it! Looks like there's no objective answer after all.
Yes there is an objective. The objective is that all humans are valuable because they have a natural right to life in the first place. What your trying to do is muddy the waters with ethical dilemmas. But ethical dliemmas only happen when measured against an objective.

In other words why even worry about who is more valuable if there is no objective truth that humans are valuable in the first place. Just because there may be complications that we have to figure out as to the refinements of moral truths is different circumstances doesn't mean there is no objective moral that is driving us to assess what is the best thing to do against that moral truth.

That's rich coming from someone who has constantly been arguing that morality is objective and that people act like morality is objective.
Why its fits perfectly. For example if morality was truely subjective then the only moral truth is the " subjects truth". Everyones moral truth is equal and no individual truth can be condemned as being wrong in any truthful way that applies outside each subject.

So applied to how we really live the subjectivists would live as though other peoples subjective views about stealing being ok for example are of equal status as there is no truth about stealing.

But in reality when the subjectivists is arguing about the morality of stealing or lives out a real life situation where they were robbed for example they condemn the perpetrator and those who steal in society as being truthfully wrong outside their subjective opinion. So they are living a contradiction in reality.

Though you say that " acting like something doesn't mean its really true". But what else is there to go on but the reality of our lived lives. Subjectivists are not just acting like something is true they are contradicting their own moral position and in doing so are revealing how they really believe and act about morality.

And please don't use the " sun and earth" example again as its irrelevant and a false analogy as I explained.
 
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No it doesn't actually. Subjective morality can only account for the subjective state of the subject and it stops there. It cannot be applied beyond the subject. It cannot explain how when it comes to moral reality between people which behaviour is actually the best morally beyond the person.

As morality requires a right or wrong determination for humans to live together it actually doesn't reflect what is really happening. So subjective morality cannot obviously accommodate objectivity.

Whereas objective morality allows for the subjective state of people up until the point where an objective determine needs to be made which objective morality meets all the above necessities.

The debate is whether morality is subjective or objective. You are not only claiming morality is not objective but thats its subjective. Its the same claim as claiming morals are objective. You use support like the disagreement arguement for morality to prove your case. You are not just claiming morality is subjective as your opinion because you argue for its truth.

Like I said why does that matter. Its a logical fallacy. Complicated and hard to understand examples of what is moral doesn't negate that the extremes can be objectively wrong. Just like in science some things are extremely obvious facts and others are more complex and harder to work out.

But that doesn't mean they cannot be worked or find the truth nor does it negate the truth about the obvious extreme facts/truth. In other words you are using the fact that there are complicated moral situations that is harder to find a truth to dismiss objective morality altogether. It doesn't follow.

Not sure what your trying to say. If it is racism and people kill others because of their race then its wrong regardless of primitive thinking. We thought African people were sub-human and enslaved them.

People thought they were justified morally back then. But in reality they were not, just ignorant of the facts about human nature. We are all the wiser today and can look back on those times and say they were wrong. But you can't do that unless there is some objective basis to measure what is right and wrong behaviour.

Yes there is an objective. The objective is that all humans are valuable because they have a natural right to life in the first place. What your trying to do is muddy the waters with ethical dilemmas. But ethical dliemmas only happen when measured against an objective.

In other words why even worry about who is more valuable if there is no objective truth that humans are valuable in the first place. Just because there may be complications that we have to figure out as to the refinements of moral truths is different circumstances doesn't mean there is no objective moral that is driving us to assess what is the best thing to do against that moral truth.

Why its fits perfectly. For example if morality was truely subjective then the only moral truth is the " subjects truth". Everyones moral truth is equal and no individual truth can be condemned as being wrong in any truthful way that applies outside each subject.

So applied to how we really live the subjectivists would live as though other peoples subjective views about stealing being ok for example are of equal status as there is no truth about stealing.

But in reality when the subjectivists is arguing about the morality of stealing or lives out a real life situation where they were robbed for example they condemn the perpetrator and those who steal in society as being truthfully wrong outside their subjective opinion. So they are living a contradiction in reality.

Though you say that " acting like something doesn't mean its really true". But what else is there to go on but the reality of our lived lives. Subjectivists are not just acting like something is true they are contradicting their own moral position and in doing so are revealing how they really believe and act about morality.

And please don't use the " sun and earth" example again as its irrelevant and a false analogy as I explained.

Just let her feel like she’s right since she can’t actually be right. Seriously though, if neither side has budged on this at this point, I think it’s time to se la vie.
 
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No it doesn't actually. Subjective morality can only account for the subjective state of the subject and it stops there. It cannot be applied beyond the subject. It cannot explain how when it comes to moral reality between people which behaviour is actually the best morally beyond the person.

In other words, subjective morality doesn't allow for objective morality, so therefore it must be wrong.

Once again you are blinded by your inability to consider that morality is not objective.

As morality requires a right or wrong determination for humans to live together it actually doesn't reflect what is really happening. So subjective morality cannot obviously accommodate objectivity.

In other words, morality needs to be objective, so it can't be subjective.

Once again you are blinded by your inability to consider that morality is not objective.

Whereas objective morality allows for the subjective state of people up until the point where an objective determine needs to be made which objective morality meets all the above necessities.

You really need to let go of this "But morality just HAS to be objective" mindset.

The debate is whether morality is subjective or objective. You are not only claiming morality is not objective but thats its subjective. Its the same claim as claiming morals are objective. You use support like the disagreement arguement for morality to prove your case. You are not just claiming morality is subjective as your opinion because you argue for its truth.

That has nothing to do with what I said.

"Kylie thinks Star Trek is better than Star Wars."

That is my SUBJECTIVE opinion.

It is an OBJECTIVE fact that I hold an opinion about Star Trek.

But my opinion is still SUBJECTIVE, no matter how much I believe it.

Likewise, "Kylie has an opinion on whether morality is objective or subjective" is an objective fact. But having an opinion about morality does not serve in any way to show if it is objective or subjective.

I believe I've explained this before.

I hope I will not need to explain it again.

Like I said why does that matter. Its a logical fallacy. Complicated and hard to understand examples of what is moral doesn't negate that the extremes can be objectively wrong. Just like in science some things are extremely obvious facts and others are more complex and harder to work out.

No, and again, this is an issue I've explained to you before.

You are using extreme examples in an effort to get everyone to agree with you. After all, no one wants to be the guy who says that rape is permissible. But getting agreement like that is fallacious. It's just, "Oh, look, everyone thinks rape is always wrong, so the fact that everyone agrees must prove that it's objectively true that rape is always wrong, therefore morality is objective!"

You could say with just as much validity that if just about everyone thinks Battlefield Earth is a terrible movie, that must mean it is objectively true, and thus deciding what is a good or bad movie is objective, not subjective.

If morality really is objective, then such objectivity must apply to ALL moral situations, not just the extreme ones like rape and murder. Yet you are entirely incapable of demonstrating your point with these less extreme examples.

But that doesn't mean they cannot be worked or find the truth nor does it negate the truth about the obvious extreme facts/truth. In other words you are using the fact that there are complicated moral situations that is harder to find a truth to dismiss objective morality altogether. It doesn't follow.

You've yet to show that it CAN be worked out, and your attempt to prove it by claiming that it's obvious is weak.

Not sure what your trying to say. If it is racism and people kill others because of their race then its wrong regardless of primitive thinking. We thought African people were sub-human and enslaved them.

People thought they were justified morally back then. But in reality they were not, just ignorant of the facts about human nature. We are all the wiser today and can look back on those times and say they were wrong. But you can't do that unless there is some objective basis to measure what is right and wrong behaviour.

I'm saying that back when people lived in small nomadic groups, it could well have been advantageous to attack anyone who was not part of the group, since such strangers could have posed a threat to the flourishing of the group. Thus, by your own reasoning, it would have been the moral thing to do to attack and kill any intruders.

Yes there is an objective. The objective is that all humans are valuable because they have a natural right to life in the first place. What your trying to do is muddy the waters with ethical dilemmas. But ethical dliemmas only happen when measured against an objective.

That's ridiculous. They're dilemmas precisely because there is no objective to measure them against, and so there can never be an answer that can't be argued. If there was an objective way to determine the truth, they would no more be dilemmas than "What is one plus one" is a dilemma.

In other words why even worry about who is more valuable if there is no objective truth that humans are valuable in the first place. Just because there may be complications that we have to figure out as to the refinements of moral truths is different circumstances doesn't mean there is no objective moral that is driving us to assess what is the best thing to do against that moral truth.

This is just ridiculous. If there's no objective measure, we just shouldn't bother at all?

That's like saying that no one should ever make a movie or watch a movie ever again because there's no objective way to determine if a movie is good or not.

Why its fits perfectly. For example if morality was truely subjective then the only moral truth is the " subjects truth". Everyones moral truth is equal and no individual truth can be condemned as being wrong in any truthful way that applies outside each subject.

I've already explained why that's wrong. Many times.

So applied to how we really live the subjectivists would live as though other peoples subjective views about stealing being ok for example are of equal status as there is no truth about stealing.

Again, I've explained why that is wrong as well.

Either you aren't paying attention to my posts, or you are deliberately ignoring me.

But in reality when the subjectivists is arguing about the morality of stealing or lives out a real life situation where they were robbed for example they condemn the perpetrator and those who steal in society as being truthfully wrong outside their subjective opinion. So they are living a contradiction in reality.

Though you say that " acting like something doesn't mean its really true". But what else is there to go on but the reality of our lived lives. Subjectivists are not just acting like something is true they are contradicting their own moral position and in doing so are revealing how they really believe and act about morality.

And please don't use the " sun and earth" example again as its irrelevant and a false analogy as I explained.

Do you know what a PRATT is?

Point Refuted A Thousand Times.

Please stop using them.
 
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Just let her feel like she’s right since she can’t actually be right. Seriously though, if neither side has budged on this at this point, I think it’s time to se la vie.
Yeah your right it seems to be going around in the same circles. From memory I think I have debated on this topic several times and each side sticks to their guns. But then I do enjoy the debate as it does allow for greater insight into the topic which helps understand it better.
 
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Objective morality is set out in God's word.

Sorry, but wrong. The Bible forms the core for Judeo-Christian notions of morality, but that doesn't make them somehow objective.
 
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Sorry, but wrong. The Bible forms the core for Judeo-Christian notions of morality, but that doesn't make them somehow objective.

Would you say that the user's manual that Ford distributes with their vehicles is an objective measure of how to use the vehicle?
 
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Would you say that the user's manual that Ford distributes with their vehicles is an objective measure of how to use the vehicle?

If I may answer...

Yes I would.

But the workings of a car is objective, morality is not necessarily.
 
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Sorry, but wrong. The Bible forms the core for Judeo-Christian notions of morality, but that doesn't make them somehow objective.
But isn't the Bible based on Christ who is said to be the way and the truth when it comes to morality. So the claim is that Christain morality based on Christ is the only truth about how we should live is either right or wrong. There can only be one truth about what is moral behaviour.

I don't think its a case of "notions of morality" but rather a declaration about moral truth (what is moral behaviour or not). Christian morality based on Christ is either right or wrong and either way thats an objective determination.

I think in some ways human moral interaction is similar to a car manual in that the car manual explains the proper operation and function of a car and a core set of objective morals explains the proper operation and function of human interaction.

If we don't follow the manual for proper function of a car things go wrong, damage is done and the car will suffer. If we don't follow moral truths which allow society and humans to function and flourish then things go wrong, damage is done and human interaction and society will suffer.

I think its interesting that Christ pointed out the 2nd greatest commandment was to "love your neighbour as you love yourself". This is the fundelmental basis for all morality because there is no morality without human interaction.

All moral wrongs trace back to how we treat others and how we treat others forms the core set of moral truths that are universially recognised across all domains of life. We could not even exist or get along without these moral truths so in some ways they are set in concrete as fundemental codes, laws, rights for humans to live together whether we like them or not.
 
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Sorry, but wrong. The Bible forms the core for Judeo-Christian notions of morality, but that doesn't make them somehow objective.
Are you saying that God is biased and bases His Word on how He feels? If that were the case, His morality would change from moment to moment, like humans. If God's word is not objective, then who can be certain if they are doing right ow wrong?
 
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Are you saying that God is biased and bases His Word on how He feels? If that were the case, His morality would change from moment to moment, like humans. If God's word is not objective, then who can be certain if they are doing right ow wrong?

Perhaps right and wrong don't exist in the abstract as absolutes, but are relational?
 
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Would you say that the user's manual that Ford distributes with their vehicles is an objective measure of how to use the vehicle?

No. If I want to use a Ford as a target for a military weapons system, or as a temporary shelter, that's perfectly valid, even though you will never find it in Ford's manual.
 
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But isn't the Bible based on Christ who is said to be the way and the truth when it comes to morality. So the claim is that Christain morality based on Christ is the only truth about how we should live is either right or wrong. There can only be one truth about what is moral behaviour.
Declaring a particular moral code to be objective doesn't make it one. In fact, all it really does is reveal an entirely subjective self-interest.
 
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Declaring a particular moral code to be objective doesn't make it one. In fact, all it really does is reveal an entirely subjective self-interest.

Yup. I argued that point yesterday with my former pastor. The fascination of certain Christians with objectivity is misguided. They should be more focused on relating to actual people with empathy, rather than evaluating behaviors against their own imagined "objective" standards of morality.
 
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No. If I want to use a Ford as a target for a military weapons system, or as a temporary shelter, that's perfectly valid, even though you will never find it in Ford's manual.

So you would say there is nothing objective about the relation between the user's manual and the vehicle?
 
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It was written for our instruction--it is not proscriptive.

So if you want the vehicle to run well and for a long time, you should probably follow the user's manual, since it is the creators' guide for how to use their creation. Following the user's manual will tend to avoid, say, spontaneous combustion. If you do not mind if your vehicle spontaneously combusts then there is no need to consult the manual. Correct?
 
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So if you want the vehicle to run well and for a long time, you should probably follow the user's manual, since it is the creators' guide for how to use their creation. Following the user's manual will tend to avoid, say, spontaneous combustion. If you do not mind if your vehicle spontaneously combusts then there is no need to consult the manual. Correct?
And there are other service manuals--not written by Ford--with slightly different instructions which if followed will give pretty much the same result. In general, a person with a reasonable understanding of automotive mechanics can use and maintain the vehicle successfully without a manual.
 
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