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-13 Post author: aberglas 29 September 2014 08:52AM

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Comment author: aberglas 30 September 2014 11:59:03PM 0 points [-]

Yes, moral values are not objective or universal.

Note that this is not normative but descriptive. It is not saying what ought, but what is. I am not trying to justify normative ethics, just to provide an explanation of where our moral values come from.

(Thanks for the comments, this all adds value.)

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 01 October 2014 08:48:40AM 0 points [-]

Yes, moral values are not objective or universal.

Not proven. Yout can't prove that by noting that instinctual system 1, values aren't objective, because that says nothing about what system 2 can come up with.