It's discomforting to know that some pleope don't know (or perhaps care) that moral truth is grounded in reason.If moral "truth" is grounded in reason, then it's amenable to reason. Which is comforting to know. It also means that it's not "truth" in any absolute sense of the word. If it's amenable to reason then it's amenable to change. Which is probably not the conclusion you wanted to come to, but it's a necessary conclusion of what you say nonetheless.It is discomforting to know that some pleope instead hold that morality equals opinion, embracing relativism, which is by its very nature arbitrary and wholly contrary to reason.It is even more discomforting to know that some pleope are so contemptuous of the perceptions of others, that they will confuse the respect they deserve within the democratic process with some responsibility they should supposedly hold to merely act as vessels through which to "ratify" absolute (moral) truth. Good thing my morality prevents me from respecting your opinion in this regard.
by Wilbur 03:32:10 AM 2015.10.11 |