Yes but that's unique to us. If you want to say 'human' rather than 'objective', I'm with you.
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Replying to @Atticus_Amber @dsteninger and
Yes, but it's humans who have this morality. Other conscious animals on this planet don't. It's quite possible that life elsewhere does not and that AIs would not. Therefore, not universal. Human.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Atticus_Amber and
Some animals do have some sense of morality, but that's beside the point. It seems to me that suffering and wellbeing are subjective states. Once you grant the premise that that's what we mean by morality, then there are objective answers as to how we can acquire wellbeing.
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Replying to @dsteninger @Atticus_Amber and
They do. They just don't have ours or the ability to think it through. But yes, I think that is the important thing. Stop worrying about whether it is objective. Accept that its a human consensus and work things out objectively from there.
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Replying to @Atticus_Amber @dsteninger and
Yes, we are related. It's bound to be that way. Social mammals thrive best this way.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Atticus_Amber and
Though they can't articulate it to us, other animals can suffer and feel wellbeing. And there are truths that they might not be able to know, in any way other than instinctual, about how they can avoid suffering and move toward wellbeing. I'm happy to be talking with you Helen!!
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Indeed. I have always been interested in dog 'morality.' The way they approach each other to signal non-aggression. The rules of play. The expectation to bow in apology if they hurt another. To share, to comfort, to defend. The glares if this is broken indicate morality.
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