its an interesting question

whats the question

to claim that your morality is 'based on science' is ridiculous

you have to have prior values

offspring tend to go towards the mean tho

science can help you evaluate what courses of action best fulfil your desires

you can change your moral principles via recursion

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if my initial drive was to dominate, and i realized science and reasoning was the best hope of that

its not even fair anymore

yes, that's true, but it doesn't make them any more legitimate, just a different context in which preferences form

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then i might recursively evolve my moral beliefs

which most of us do over time

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada_(1867–1942)

as we age and grow

at least i hope so

I've never seen an attractive black girl irl

its never going to be 'based on science', though some greater understanding of the world can change the emotional and rational context in which you form values

that's all tbh

whats your proof of that

The current idea of the ruling class is the same as the idea you just suggested btw

To improve humanity as a whole

i dont see how you can make definitive statements about my moral preferences

but you can use science to modify your moral values and "redirect fire"

thats right Rody

Healing the world

Sounds familiar

thats what i mean by recursively evolving your moral beliefs

its a universal quality of values, they are not 'necessary', they are preferred

our preferences arent tabula rasa

theyre born out of our genetics and experiences

I didn't say that they were

and i can shape and redirect my experiences

that's exactly what I said

in a way that shapes my moral preferences

Nerth have you seen Noam Chomsky's latest interview? A lot of Nazi references

i read and studied A LOT of philosophy as a child

yes, studying science can change the emotional and rational context in which you form preferences, that is precisely what I said

i took night classes on philosophy at college when i was still in highs chool