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Aella
@Aella_Girl
Hey, do you like gay people? Me too! But I didn't used to; I grew up in an isolated culture that taught me gayness was a sin. I even developed a disgust reaction to gays; their immorality was obvious and gross. Eventually I left and figured out being gay was fine. But my-
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
Disgust had impact - I contributed to shame and rejection of people (some closeted in my own community) that really could have used love and acceptance. Me trusting my moral intuition, hurt people. Refusing to question your moral intuition may lock you into hurting people.
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
This is why I push so hard at moral edges. You should always, always question the moral responses you have. From the inside, your sense of morality feels obvious and good. It did to me too, when I was calling gay people fags. And I don't mean that you need to lose all your
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Roko.Eth
@RokoMijic
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@Aella_Girl
Forcing your morals to justify themselves can lead to a very dangerous Chesterton's Fence problem. Humans are remarkably bad at self-insight and the niche we occupy in the universe is complicated.
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@anshu
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@Aella_Girl
Agreed, disgust fascinates me, I come from a religion in India where we are inculcated in vegetarianism from birth, I have seen people vomit at the sight of a meat dish, that feeling of disgust for any thing is pretty hard thing to overcome.
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Mike P Shanahan
@MikePShanahan
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@Aella_Girl
1/3: I have a question for you to explore, respectfully. And I’m seriously asking you to explore the question, I’m not trying to be snide or allude to any conclusion. What would you say about a persons “disgust reaction” to the prospect of incest?
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Kyle
@serptopia
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@Aella_Girl
IMO, disgust doesnt really even need to be scrutinized. The answer is always the same: "No, it isn't a good moral authority." At best, disgust will occasionally point you in the same direction as your sense of compassion or fairness. It's best to ignore it for moral questions.
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HughMannEffigy
@HughMannEffigy
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@Aella_Girl
Still doing the morality thing, eh? You don't need it, no one does. "Right and wrong" are just lies people tell themselves, and try to force on others. Just act in the interest of yourself and the people you have an emotional bond with ...You'll be way happier