“Moral relativism” is another example. Some people are passionately for or against it, but no one can actually explain what it means.
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness the tough thing for many to grasp is that there is a rational humanist morality that is not rooted in scriptural dogma.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @embodiedsacred
@embodiedsacred Indeed! Although I’d argue that it’s not rooted, period; and that is not a huge problem.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness of course it is rooted: in human experience, biology and psychology —our capacity for empathy.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @embodiedsacred
@embodiedsacred Mmm… partially… and depends on what “rooted” means. This probably gets subtle quickly!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness just as aesthetics are rooted in our perceptual system, morality is rooted in our capacity for empathy.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @embodiedsacred
@embodiedsacred well, current empirical stuff suggests that empathy is only one of several bases; cf the work of@JonHaidt1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@JonHaidt love his work. you're referring to the 6 aspects, right?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@JonHaidt we saw this play out in marriage equality —lib empathy outweighed disgust for icky gays and "traditional" definitions1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@embodiedsacred @JonHaidt yes, seems to explain a lot
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