Bogey-man Sam Harris sighting | http://bit.ly/14APDWN @samharrisorg
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@SamHarrisOrg That is, the objective universe doesn't seem to care about our health. -
@b_danyluk Of course it doesn't. That's the wrong standard of "objectivity"... -
@b_danyluk ... It is objectively true to say that a certain experiences are possible--some entail utter misery, and some bliss...
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@SamHarrisOrg I like you but you're the Deepak Chopra of moral philosophy. It's regrettable someone of your caliber would get this so wrong. -
@henrikahlenius ... By your lights, science must also be unscientific-- being unable to justify its first principles. -
@SamHarrisOrg whether or not there are "first principles" in science has little to do with the is-ought debate, no? -
@henrikahlenius It's the same debate. Why *ought* a scientist value evidence? (Justify that principle scientifically.) -
@SamHarrisOrg You mean psychological motivation or propositional entailment? Is-ought debate's about the latter. Example of ought discovery?
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@SamHarrisOrg@JeffNippard science only informs morality. the decision to value life/well-being over suffering is the moral value judgement. -
@bossmonkeykj Okay. Science only informs medicine. The decision to value health over agony and death is a medical value judgment. -
@SamHarrisOrg@bossmonkeykj There's no way you're getting invited back to the medical conference with an attitude like that Sam.
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@SamHarrisOrg I understand the parallel to health as you wrote in your book, but is there a way of describing this without the metaphor? -
@b_danyluk Yes. See my "worst possible misery for everyone" argument.
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@SamHarrisOrg@JeffNippard But our 'IS' is incomplete (ie., dark matter is unknown but accounts 4 the majority of what props up everything). -
@gechsor15@JeffNippard Our knowledge of what is (and of what is possible) is bound to remain incomplete in every area. So what? -
@SamHarrisOrg@JeffNippard I dislike organized religion based on absolutism and don't see the value of those opposed to such doing likewise.
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@SamHarrisOrg (obviously) on how you would like the universe to beThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg "philosophism"= defending one's patch against "scientism" in the face of insurmountable evidence. Clever words<scienceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg you seriously believe it's a finding of SCIENCE we ought to maximize happiness? We often agree on facts and disagree on ethicsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg@JeffNippard Sam, spot on - moral compass reflects the intelligent-interplay of the physical world, all notions stem from it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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