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atheistfromkashmir t1_j9bfqle wrote

Morality is not what a higher being says, it is what is logically better for well being and will reduce human suffering so that our human society can coordinate. I believe in Utilitarianism and Contractism with both with some touch of evolutionary genetics and cognitive revolution. Science have a say on morality as an imagined reality by cognitive revolution.

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swissco t1_j9cbqa9 wrote

There are things that are immoral that cause no suffering to anyone. For example: hypothetically, a man who delights in imagining pedophilc acts only in his mind, but never acts on them. Would that be a moral man? I think not.

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EducatorBig6648 t1_j9ev5yn wrote

He could still be a moral man, it depends on other factors. Is he planning on doing more than just keep imagining?

We can't judge a man for fantasies, no matter what they are. In that sense Batman Begins has it right, it's not who we are inside, that changes a little every day.

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contractualist OP t1_j9bgs9p wrote

I agree! But its also something that has to be accepted. I wouldn't say morality requires us to sacrifice ourselves for the public good. The acceptance condition shouldn't be left out in our definition of morality.

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