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Quetzal
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Message 117 of 238 (304637)
04-16-2006 4:19 PM
Reply to: Message 111 by Faith
04-16-2006 12:03 PM


Re: Rational Perception
Would you agree that if there were to be found a moral principle on which all people across all times and places agreed -- by feeling or instinct or whatever -- that would constitute an objective moral principle?
That's a very interesting question, Faith. IMO, that's precisely the way I would address the issue: find a moral principle that is cross-cultural and cross-temporal. It would almost have to be a hard-wired behavior. Did you have one in mind?

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Quetzal
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Message 122 of 238 (304669)
04-16-2006 9:37 PM
Reply to: Message 118 by Faith
04-16-2006 5:03 PM


Re: Rational Perception
...my impression is that there is just enough variation to thwart this possibility.
I think you're probably right. Whatever it is, assuming "it" exists at all, would very likely be lost in the background noise. On the other hand, such a discovery would go a loooong way toward evidencing an objective morality. This might be one of those rare opportunities for theist and non-theist to work together - discovering an "objective morality" that applies across cultural and temporal boundaries would seem to be a major breakthrough in our understanding of our species.
Perchance to dream...

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