Thanks for that reference, Olivia. “Proponents of scientism believe that science is inherently moral. They are mistaken. Science on its own cannot tell us right from wrong.” I already had a sense that the naturalistic fallacy was playing a role as well.
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Science can tell you so much about how to do it but it cannot be used to back up why.
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Here's a depressing example from my TL. Science cannot tell us (who) to kill or not kill. It's the moral code (and law) that needs to be changed, certainly not more empirical data gathered.https://twitter.com/hardsci/status/956597828616298496 …
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Holly shit! This is really depressing, we are but a depraved race/species, in that order!
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I could not finish reading it. I don’t know know where to start ... oh wait, I do know: get rid of the death penalty. Seems like a good place to start.
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Yes, indeed! Get rid of of the death penalty right now!
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Following with the topic of morality have any of you seen this? Would it fall under the umbrella of Scientism? http://www.mpmlab.org/TDM%20PSPR.pdf
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This looks very interesting, thanks! I’m looking for more formal computational approaches to (the cognition of) morality.
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