endoself comments on What is Metaethics? - Less Wrong

31 Post author: lukeprog 25 April 2011 04:53PM

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Comment author: endoself 28 April 2011 04:07:18AM -1 points [-]

If you don't want someone to murder, you can try to stop them, but they aren't going to agree to not murder unless they want to.

Comment author: Peterdjones 28 April 2011 01:38:12PM 1 point [-]

Want to before they have had their preferences re arranged by moral exhortation, or after?

Comment author: endoself 30 April 2011 03:52:38AM 0 points [-]

I was referring to only fully logical arguments. Obviously it is possible to prevent someone from murdering by expressing extreme disapproval or locking them up.