Message from @Ace K
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Moral relativism isn't that uncommon
ofc it issnt, different situations require different morals
So you don't believe in an objective ethics system?
but just cause the hirarchy is flexible and changable, doesnt meant there issnt a hirarchy
See I'm actually on the other side of this
I do think there are moral absolutes
also i dont think anyone can believe in an objective ethics system
there is a faith assumption at the bottom every time
you just gotta keep digging
See and I am willing to accept that people don't think the same way I do
oof tabula rasa
I could exactly see how someone might view things from a purely subjective lens
No, blank slate has nuffin to do wiv it
so there is a fundamental architecture that supports our thinking then?
with a subconscious
which provides us with things sans reason
which we thus gotta take on faith
I think there's a set of moral values that produce better results, and that these are our moral absolutes
even theough the underlying systems are evolutionarilly supported
Not everyone does, and that's not tabula rasa
Wot
Watched Tim's video on what China is doing to it's Uyghur Muslims
The sad part is that this is basically common knowledge, as the Chinese government is doing the same thing to it's Tibetan population
Right but I don't see why China needs communists and Twitter activists as a result
i betya you can not give me a single moral absolute, to use your term, that absolutely produces better results
I would absolutely argue that free speech does this
if such a thing was possible, it would be baked into out brain, as hardcoded as our heartbeat
the counter to free speech is the numerousness of unwilling to learn ignorant masses
The fucked up part is that nobody cares about the (non violent?) Tibetans but cares about the violent Muslims.
@Ace K i think i know what you mean, but "SJW" in the colloquial speak isn't what you meant
That's not how evolution works
*notes the trend towards liberalization from authoritarianism across history*
Ok
But most of the Uyghurs aren't even terrorists Stefan
(btw i think the unwilling to learn ignorant masses results are worth the price of free speech, its just not absolutely true)
I mostly referring to what is the today's term for SJW, which is basically a catchall for people with leftist leaning and progressive viewpoints
People do care about the Tibetians. But they aren't getting as much attention at the moment because they're not fighting as hard. Remember all the fights during the Beijing Olympics?
its only true when the damage is less then free speech is worth
Engineer, do we have any goddamned twitter shout-outs to give out?
I don't think China needs western progs either, tbh