@Erimitus Said
Comment: I have no answer and I can’t even phrase a cogent question. Never the less….
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SOME DEFINITIONS OFFERED FOR APPROVAL OR CHALANGE
Morality: contemporary regional standards of conduct <<dictionary>>
Causality: everything that happens has an antecedent cause <<dictionary>>
Utilitarianism: the greatest good for the greatest number << Wikipedia>>
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WHAT I BELIEVE IS FACT OFFERED FOR CHALANGE
There is nothing that is either moral or immoral that thinking does not make it so, <<Hamlet>>
There is no innate morality (tabula rasa ect.) <<Erimitus>> <<et al>>
There are [objects] of [perception] <<fact>
Objects have [properties] <<fact>>
Objects are [classified] based on the observation of their properties <<fact>>
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OP
Q. how I can know what ought to be (i.e., that which is the morally right action)) based on what is (i.e., empirical [evidence]?)
REPHRASE OF OP
Q. How can contemporary regional standards of conduct) be based on empirical evidence? <<Rephrase of OP>>
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Eagle: Morality arises out of an understanding of causality
Erimitus: If I understand you correctly you are saying morality is based on acknowledging that actions have consequences. Is that correct?
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Eagle: Morality arises out of what actions are best for ourselves or the society in which we live. <<Eagle>>
Erimitus: Utilitarianism…
Erimitus: That does not sound right to me and I cannot argue for or against it. If you could explain further it might help me understand. …and I will think on it.
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Erimitus: [Empirical claims] are tentative [i.e., probability estimates] based on available information.
Erimitus: As new information becomes available the empirical claims are confirmed, altered or abandoned.
Comment: I am going nowhere with this. Drat! We seem to almost always end up with the mind body problem. Double Drat!!
Comment: If you do not understand what I am talking about, well, neither do I.