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Science of Morality, Anyone?
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04-06-2009, 09:48 AM
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dippin
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We can study how morality has changed throughout the years.
But it is impossible to determine scientifically what is moral. Philosophers have long recognized this, at least since the days of David Hume. You cannot deduct ought from is.
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