Debate:Are moral decisions best made by rational thinking?
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This debate was inspired by a ([http://www.rationalwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Essay:Why_religion_is_bullshit&diff=next&oldid=115654 now removed] line from [[Essay:Why religion is bullshit]]. It asserted that "Moral decisions are best made by rational thinking. For example, no rational person would begin a war, because it is obvious that it is deleterious for society and economy." | This debate was inspired by a ([http://www.rationalwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Essay:Why_religion_is_bullshit&diff=next&oldid=115654 now removed] line from [[Essay:Why religion is bullshit]]. It asserted that "Moral decisions are best made by rational thinking. For example, no rational person would begin a war, because it is obvious that it is deleterious for society and economy." | ||
| − | One minor correction | + | One minor correction to the above: there is technically no such thing as a "moral decision". Morals, strictly speaking, are what you ''believe'' in, nothing more. What the quote above meant is ''ethics'', which is how you ''act'' on those beliefs, and when those beliefs start to affect others. It is possible for someone to be a "moral person", but still commit reprehensible (''unethical'') acts. --{{User:Radioactive afikomen/sig}} 07:32, 1 February 2008 (EST) |
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Revision as of 12:34, 1 February 2008
This debate was inspired by a (now removed line from Essay:Why religion is bullshit. It asserted that "Moral decisions are best made by rational thinking. For example, no rational person would begin a war, because it is obvious that it is deleterious for society and economy."
One minor correction to the above: there is technically no such thing as a "moral decision". Morals, strictly speaking, are what you believe in, nothing more. What the quote above meant is ethics, which is how you act on those beliefs, and when those beliefs start to affect others. It is possible for someone to be a "moral person", but still commit reprehensible (unethical) acts. --
Radioactive Misanthrope 07:32, 1 February 2008 (EST)