Yvain comments on Attention Less Wrong: We need an FAQ - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alicorn 27 April 2010 05:01:13PM 3 points [-]

Why is "claim an objective morality" on the list of things you shouldn't post against consensus about? I'm a moral realist; historically this has gotten me only slightly heckled, not decried as an obvious amateur.

Comment author: Yvain 28 April 2010 12:17:45PM 3 points [-]

How about "claim a universally compelling morality"?

Comment author: thomblake 28 April 2010 12:54:51PM 1 point [-]

How about "claim a universally compelling morality"?

Sure. Related: there are no universally compelling arguments

Comment author: Jack 28 April 2010 03:09:40PM 0 points [-]

What exactly would the domain for a universally compelling morality be? Too large a domain and it is trivially false, too small a domain and it might even be true.