No, I don't. I have access to only a tiny part of the universe. There is almost certainly an optimal morality for human thriving and wellbeing based on consistent needs we have. No reason to think this holds up outside us. Our evolved to very specific environmental pressures.
No, because I hate this topic. The argument is that everything comes down to 'is' in the end because everything, including our morality is biologically based. But it's just too complicated and multi-faceted to trace everything back and we have to make arguments instead abt ought.
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We don't know enough but if you believe that the most objective morality we can get is an optimum human morality, it takes a huge number of factors to establish exactly what that is so we have to make arguments based on human wellbeing.
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Since you've not written on it, who do you think has made the best case for your position, or some close approximation to it? Sam Harris? Anyone else?
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Sam Harris, probably, yes. The Moral Landscape.
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Because 'ought' comes from human brains too and we don't choose to have morality so its appearance comes down to something that is.
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Maybe Harris has an answer, but if there are no oughts, only is's, then it seems the logical conclusion is nihilism. And I don't think that's where you stand. But I'll go read the book before commenting further.
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No, I don't see why knowing where my morality came from indicates nihilism. We already know it is there, that we didn't chose it and that we can't lose it without a frontal lobotomy. Trying to work down to what is the best for humans is something we'll be doing forever.
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But to suggest it comes elsewhere from human brains which are essentially a load of biological facts, is not supported by evidence so there are right answers even if we never reach them. The best we can do is go with SH's premise on the wellbeing of conscious creatures & reason.
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