Mathematical proofs should be fairly certain, so certainty's a virtue in math. In empirical and ethical fields, not so much.
Moral seriousness is a virtue. Moral certainty is a vice. But, all joking aside, I'm only 81% sure about this.
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Will MacAskill wrote about "Normative Uncertainty", on how to take seriously the idea that you're uncertain about the correctness of your moral system.
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Yes, Will influenced me on this point.
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"I can live with doubt, and uncertainty, and not knowing. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of certainty about different things, but I'm not absolutely sure of anything." -Richard Feynmanpic.twitter.com/mcHHCJWQk8
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Wisdom knows no certainty, foolishness knows no doubt.
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How did you arrive at 81% for your level of certainty for this issue?
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If " moral certainty is a vice", value rationalization is a sin. Moral values are axioms not derived theorems
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