aren't there gradations of truth or transcendent truths that do not easily fall into such a binary?
Can you give an example of something being both or neither true or untrue?
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ex. is smoking immoral? it could be either immoral or moral depending on circumstances, hence true or untrue to say its immoral.../1
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That's not reality. It's opinion. That is genuinely subjective. The truth claim wld be that cigarettes both do & do not exist.
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really? i don't think i follow. seems to me that example would be based on a set of truth claims,.../1
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Yes, there are truths to call on to form moral evaluations but they themselves are then subjective.
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is allowing husbands to beat wives a subjective moral evaluation? can you objectively say its wrong? at what point can you ?
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We need to set a premise that harming human beings is generally wrong. Doesn't exist objectively. Universe doesn't care.
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so you're not a harris-ian on ethics?
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He sets a premise regarding the wellbeing of conscious creatures. I share it. It's not objective. It's humanist.
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this might also depend on understanding a higher transcendent principle/truth about well-being to resolve conflict also.../4
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There's a whole range of opinions on whether something is right or wrong. objective morality does not exist. Objective reality does.
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if you're very old and have a week to live and you want to enjoy your least moments with an enjoyable puff, then its probably ok.../3
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...cause if you're 16 and you start smoking it would be very detrimental to your health and well-being and hence immoral...but.../2
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