That's not really exactly what the categorical imperative says, if I understand it correctly. It basically says you should not do things s.t. if everyone did th

That's not really exactly what the categorical imperative says, if I understand it correctly. It basically says you should not do things s.t. if everyone did them it would lead to an absurd conclusion. The terms here are pretty nebulous, and I would say that a skeptic could easily ask, "So? Why not?" "Well, because you would not like the world that results." Ah, consequentialism again.