tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post8576584439759684587..comments2023-10-30T11:46:43.284+00:00Comments on Musings of the Cosmic Calamari: A Brief Dalliance With Cod-PhilosophySpaceSquidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-45469682034853244722010-09-17T13:48:49.928+01:002010-09-17T13:48:49.928+01:00I don't see why morality has to be considered ...I don't see why morality has to be considered as a single monolithic structure, outside the realm of human development. I'd agree that the lack of a divine entity means absolute right and absolute wrong are probably out of the question, but that to me is a separate issue I have no problem with idea that one can be a very "moral" person without their actions requiring verification from the divine.SpaceSquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-29955644897407457632010-09-16T23:49:37.855+01:002010-09-16T23:49:37.855+01:00To play devil's advocate (as it were): if ther...To play devil's advocate (as it were): if there is an objective concept of right and wrong then it must exist in some platonic realm independent of anything that happens in this universe, so it is in a sense imposed from elsewhere and you might as well call that divine.<br /><br />If there is no such concept and our notions of right and wrong are really just a product of evolved survival strategies and cultural norms, then aren't they right to claim that there can be no morality?Tomskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755416032777655782noreply@blogger.com