ArisKatsaris comments on Whither Moral Progress? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ArisKatsaris 11 April 2013 03:25:50PM *  1 point [-]

Just to mention my own view on the subject in a single line (though I ought really illustrate it with examples): I'm guessing that the moral algorithm in our brains is executing an unconscious estimation of our preferences while attempting a depersonalization of context.

As such a moral statement is on the one hand dependent on individual preferences (moral values) but on the other hand it can also be true/false on an objective level, as some parts of the above algorithm are objective and some are subjective.