Perplexed comments on Convergence Theories of Meta-Ethics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Perplexed 12 February 2011 09:32:26PM *  1 point [-]

I thought you were talking about human morality.

I was not.

Checking back, that does appear to have been the context of the discussion.

Check again. Carefully.

You asked for criticism

I did not. I asked a question about Nesov's metaethical position, using that toy theory of ethics as an example. I asked what kinds of grounds might be used to reject the toy theory. (The grounds you suggest don't fit (IMHO) the metaethical stance Nesov had already committed to.)

Was I really so unclear? Please read the wikipedia entry on metaethics and reread the thread before responding, if you wish to respond.

Oh, and when I think back on the number of times you have inserted a comment about signaling into a discussion that seemed to be about something else entirely, I conclude that you really, really want to have a discussion with somebody, anybody on that topic. May I suggest that you produce a top-level posting explaining your ideas.