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Moral Truth: Created, discovered, or neither?
Created by : Ichthus77
1.
Is purpose/virtue created or discovered?
Essence precedes (human) existence-our purpose/virtue exists to be discovered in the eternal (Gods essence is His existence, and vice versa). (E)
There is no discoverable essence (purpose/virtue), and we are under no obligation to a construct. (N/S)
Either purpose is a construct of human evolution, or "existence precedes essence" (Sartre) and we create our own purpose individually (according to Sartre, appealing to human nature or Authority is a cop-out). (V)
2.
How and why should we be and behave with others and ourselves?
How we should be, what we should do, the ultimate end, is love (God). (E)
There is no discoverable essential moral truth, and we are under no obligation to a construct. (N/S)
The answer is defined by self or group, or is a construct of evolution. (V)
3.
What is the source of what is "good"?
There is no discoverable, essential "good" and we are under no obligation to a construct. (N/S)
Human will is the source of what is "good", God's will is the source of what is "good", or "goodness" is a construct of human evolution. (V)
God wills in accordance with His good, loving nature-He is what is essentially good (He did not have to develop virtue, but is the virtue He helps us to develop). (E)
4.
Is moral truth created or discovered?
There is no discoverable essential moral truth, and we are under no obligation to a construct. (N/S)
Moral truth is not essential to reality, but is created-a construct of will or nature. (V)
Moral truth is essential to reality, discovered with our reason and intuition. (E)
5.
For whom is moral truth (happiness/goodness/love) "true"?
There is no discoverable essential moral truth, and we are under no obligation to a construct. (N/S)
Moral truth is relative to individual, group, or all humans, and will not survive them. (V)
Moral truth is common ground discovered by all with a rationally intuitive conscience. (E)
6.
How is moral truth discovered?
We discover moral truth with our reason (rules out error) and intuition (resonates). (E)
We create moral truth with our will, or it is a construct of nature. (V)
There is no discoverable essential moral truth, and we are under no obligation to a construct. (N/S)
7.
Upon what should human (rights) laws be based?
Humans should stop making baseless laws (at best, the base is impossible to know) and let nature take its course. (N/S)
Human (rights) laws should reflect the fallible will of legislators, per culture, or reflect laws which are constructs of human evolution. (V)
Human (rights) laws should reach across cultural boundaries and reflect discovered, essential moral standards. (E)
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