TimS comments on Open Thread, January 1-15, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TimS 03 January 2013 03:49:14PM *  3 points [-]

Gwern collects some evidence against the proposition. The fact that people disagree and think morality is timeless in some sense is not particularly strong evidence when compared to results of competent historical analysis.

Of course, which historical analysis is considered credible is fairly controversial.