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"If 100% of humanity were to suddenly believe that red is better than blue, would that make it objectively true?" No, but it does make it subjectively true for
by ekiru 17y ago
"If 100% of humanity were to suddenly believe that red is better than blue, would that make it objectively true?"
No, but it does make it subjectively true for 100% of humanity.
In addition, as a sibling comment pointed out: it is possible to objectively decide which of two actions is better than another for any specific definition of better. For example, one definition of moral "betterness" is the quality of being conducive toward the survival of a given society.
- csallen 17y agoI'm suspicious of this vague terminology. Instead of saying something is "better", why not just say "it's more conducive toward the survival of a given society"?