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What centuries-old mathematical framework has defined morality? Why would something being subjective imply it is meaningless?
by maxbond 4y ago
What centuries-old mathematical framework has defined morality?
Why would something being subjective imply it is meaningless?
- its_bbq 4y agoI suppose they're talking about utilitarianism? But that's hand wavey math at best. Eg the whole "torture someone for 50 years or remove a speck of dust from trillions of eyeballs" debate. Those who chose the torture see utility as strictly additive and I'm not aware of any strict definition of utility which requires this. So any math in that instance is built on a shaky or even illusionary foundation.
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