@sjzara That's not true. If there is such a thing as a correct map, then it means there are incorrect maps. We might be able to identify...
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@sjzara incorrect maps even if we're not able to identify a correct map (maps might fall into two categories, those we know are wrong and1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@sjzara those we have no grounds to suppose are either wrong or right. This isn't particularly counterintuitive: I don't quite know what1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@sjzara communism is, but I know what it isn't (e.g., rampant market economy). If there are objective moral values, then it at least means1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes -
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@sjzara I'm not immediately in error if I say the Nazis were wrong to slaughter 6,000,000 people (even if I don't yet know how to ground...1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes -
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@sjzara this claim or rebut all possible objections to it.2 replies 2 retweets 2 likes -
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@PhilosophyExp But isn't the way we find out what the wrong moral maps are through agreed premises and argument?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sjzara apt. To put it simply, the statement "the holocaust is wrong" has more force if we think there really are objective moral values,2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@PhilosophyExp so perhaps what is important is the belief, not so much the reality?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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@PhilosophyExp but doesn't the fragility of belief point towards the inaccessibility of objective values?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sjzara@PhilosophyExp isn't it clear by know that morality is inherited behaviors that were beneficial to our ancestors?0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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