PhilGoetz comments on Separate morality from free will - Less Wrong

6 Post author: PhilGoetz 10 April 2011 02:35AM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 10 April 2011 01:33:40PM 1 point [-]

Right - but, that's where this post starts off. I described the view you just described in your second paragraph, and acknowledged that it's the majority view, then argued against it.

Comment author: Manfred 10 April 2011 08:09:54PM 1 point [-]

I don't think you said this. Your two options for people were "Most people conceive of morality in a way that assumes soul-body duality." and "They worry about philosophical free will when they mean to worry about intention."

You seem to be neglecting the possibility that "morality" exists not to refer to a clear set of things in the world, but instead to refer to an important thing that the human mind does.