Thread: Science of Morality, Anyone?
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Old Nov 30, 2008, 01:33 PM
coberst coberst is offline
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Originally Posted by _Sky View Post
I am interested not just in the physical evidences to the realities of life, but in the metaphysical evidences as well. Therefore I believe I must not allow the reductionism of this present age to eliminate the metaphysical in ethical dialogue.



But you haven't answered my question, have you? I'm not interested in discussing individual choices, such as the death penalty etc.

I am interested in knowing where you would find your base for what is right or wrong. What would be your bright-line test? And how would you "logically" impose that same bright-line on everyone else?

People don't all agree on everything, yet many of us all do have a bright-rule that is provided to us by our God. This is the base of our logical determinations of what is good and right, and what crosses the line to what is not good and not right.
The base for the existence of a social species rests on the presence of evolved instincts. These moral instincts plus the need to get along just to survive is the base for developing a science that will allow us to prevent our own destruction. By leaving moral conduct to religion we have created great problems that have led to constant wars. If we do not learn some way to better get along we will self destruct. Just as we have learned to control nature we must learn how to control human nature.