Moral Realism -or- it’s a really light telescope

5 Comments:

1. thad Says: February 9th, 2008 at 3:46 pm

   One response is to say there are some core moral principles that we are born knowing. From these core principles one might be able to build an entire moral system. However, this approach has to deal with the apparent diversity of morals among people.

2. Jacob Wintersmith Says: February 11th, 2008 at 8:55 pm

   I feel like I’m missing some pun on “light telescope”…

3. thad Says: February 11th, 2008 at 9:05 pm

   Nope. I served this one straight up. I don’t think there is a pun. I just thought it was funny that the guy was holding the huge telescope with one arm.

4. Solanum Tuberosum Says: February 12th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

   Morals are anything that benefits the species as a whole. It’s essentially what stops humans from being too self-concerned, and from killing millions of people for a penny.

5. Winter’s Haven » Thad Guy on Moral Realism Says: February 28th, 2008 at 3:27 am

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