Vladimir_Nesov comments on The Meaning of Right - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 21 October 2011 09:29:00AM -1 points [-]

But instead of introducing some unspecified abstract ideal function, I'd emphasize the reality of our different 2place functions. Your morality is not mine, exactly, and if I want to convince you, I need to do it based on your 2place morality function.

Humans don't have ideal moralities stuffed in their brains, so to convince other humans (and even yourself!) you need to see what affects their minds (brains) effectively. Morality is something else, it's not a description of how brains work, it's a statement of how the world should be.