Manfred comments on Pluralistic Moral Reductionism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Peterdjones 01 June 2011 10:44:02PM 0 points [-]

There's also no coherent situation in which something can be sound and not sound.

Sure there is: unheard compression waves.

Ending the arguments over this stuff.

Should we end all arguments by giving up on any fact of the matter?

Comment author: Manfred 01 June 2011 11:48:33PM 1 point [-]

There's also no coherent situation in which something can be sound and not sound.

Sure there is (uses multiple definitions)

So then let's do the same for the gay marriage example.

Should we end all arguments by giving up on any fact of the matter?

We should end all arguments about subjects where there is no fact of the matter.

Comment author: Peterdjones 02 June 2011 12:07:01AM 0 points [-]

So then let's do the same for the gay marriage example.

I don't think you can. The different meanings of "sound" are disambiguated by context

We should end all arguments about subjects where there is no fact of the matter.

OK. Then we just need to have the argument about whether there is a fact of the matter. Oh,,,we are.

Comment author: Manfred 02 June 2011 12:17:56AM 0 points [-]

Not anymore!