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Your point is right, but your example is terribly flawed, because as whateveracct notes, > and therefore, human rights are an outdated concept is a value judg
by hx87 10y ago
Your point is right, but your example is terribly flawed, because as whateveracct notes,
> and therefore, human rights are an outdated concept
is a value judgement that cannot be derived from scientific principles.
- nsxwolf 10y agoThat's the very point I'm making, that you can't derive values that way, and yet many people insist we do so anyway. Like climate change - we've proven man is responsible for global warming therefore we must do x, y, and z about it. The fact that mankind is responsible from global warming has nothing to do with needing to do something about it, or what exactly should be done. But it's always spoken about in terms of "science insists we must do something/this about it".
- whyaduck 10y agoYou've skipped over a key part of the argument for taking action to reduce climate change: we've proven man is responsible for global warming, our models show devastating things a, b and c happening due to warming, therefore we must do x, y and z about it.
- nsxwolf 10y agoOr, its possible to arrive at the conclusion that doing something about climate change would plunge billions back into poverty, starvation and death, and decide against doing those things.