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>what is moral is a scientific question I'd argue that this not the case, that morality is a philosophical question. In some cases one must draw on scientific
by xupybd 11y ago
>what is moral is a scientific question
I'd argue that this not the case, that morality is a philosophical question. In some cases one must draw on scientific knowledge to make moral judgments, but that's as far as it goes.
We often overestimate the roll of science and underestimate the roll of philosophy. Most religious philosophies are obvious, while secular ones are over looked and just assumed correct by those who embrace them.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 11y ago> I'd argue that this not the case, that morality is a philosophical question. It's as much a philosophical question as health is a philosophical question. Yes, in some sense, it is, but much less so than people generally think. (It is also true that almost everything about life can be analyzed philosophically in far more detail than most people think, but then again, you don't really need much philosophical sophistication to figure out that not coughing your lungs out is preferable to coughing your lungs out, and analogously that not killing homosexuals is preferable to killing homosexuals--once we have that sorted out, sure, bring on your philosophy.)
- xupybd 11y agoI'm sorry I don't follow your logic. But I think we should leave it there, arguing with strangers on the internet doth butter no parsnips.