comparing morality to religion is trite and tired. no one else is impressed or convinced by it.
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i do it because i care about other people - and caring comes loaded with all sorts of normative assumptions
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for one, i believe that i ought to care about it prior to caring about it.
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Because? Why believe you ought to care? Because you care? That's circular.
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Besides not all normative statements are moral, so you're missing my point completely.
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If you care because of x value, then you ought to y. The ought does not precede the hypothetical clause.
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But morality is when you ought to care regardless if you actually care or not.
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Wherein you ought to care not because you do care, but because it is a higher, 'sacred' value.
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Which is really great if you lack understanding of nuance in social settings and want to maintain tribal politics.
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