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One of the theories you will come across in discussions of morality is called non-cognitivism. In my opinion, this is one of the most consistent forms of subjective morality and is at least worth discussing. Hopefully this video can help you recognize the difference between different moral viewpoints and perhaps be able to figure out which category you find yourself in.
Asking yourself two questions can help find out what your views on morality are:
1. Are moral claims statements of fact?
2. If so, are any of those statements of fact actually true?
To address a common objection:
It is possible to like something on "some level" and simultaneously dislike it on another level. But it is not logically possible to like and dislike something "at the same time and in the same way" as I clarified in the video. Saying "killing non-consenting people solely for entertainment is wrong" means that even if entertainment is at the top level (aka something I like the most), it is still bad.
If you want to test if you are this type of non-cognitivist or not, ask yourself "If killing for entertainment was something that I liked the most, would it be good?".
If you claim to like and dislike something at the same time and in the same way, then your claim would be self-refuting because it would violate one of the laws of logic. That was the point I was making.
One of the theories you will come across in discussions of morality is called non-cognitivism. In my opinion, this is one of the most consistent forms of subjective morality and is at least worth discussing. Hopefully this video can help you recognize the difference between different moral viewpoints and perhaps be able to figure out which category you find yourself in.
Asking yourself two questions can help find out what your views on morality are:
1. Are moral claims statements of fact?
2. If so, are any of those statements of fact actually true?
To address a common objection:
It is possible to like something on "some level" and simultaneously dislike it on another level. But it is not logically possible to like and dislike something "at the same time and in the same way" as I clarified in the video. Saying "killing non-consenting people solely for entertainment is wrong" means that even if entertainment is at the top level (aka something I like the most), it is still bad.
If you want to test if you are this type of non-cognitivist or not, ask yourself "If killing for entertainment was something that I liked the most, would it be good?".
If you claim to like and dislike something at the same time and in the same way, then your claim would be self-refuting because it would violate one of the laws of logic. That was the point I was making.
