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Originally posted by Captain
In other words, there are many "universal" moral "codes". One of the great tragedies of history are the number of immoral battles fought to establish which of two purportedly universal moral codes should be dominant.
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If there are different "moral codes" who are you top say that "immoral battles" were fought to institute these codes. Every time you use the world immoral you imply that there is a UMC.
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Originally posted by Captain
I believe there is a powerful inherant desire for morality within people, and would give that desire universality. But how we express and codify that desire, well, that's the problem.
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Yes mankind has been struggling with it for centuries but it is an important struggle to have.
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Originally posted by Captain
So, my problem is with either the term universal or the term code. I can accept the idea of universal morality or of moral codes, but can't get to all three at once without envisioning world
war III in the process.
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You guys get so caught up in the word Code. But there is no difference between a universal code and universal principles. Universal morality implies a universal code. Actions can be either moral or immoral. If what is moral or immoral is universal, and there is an infinite number of factual circumstances to judge, then there is a infinite number of moral laws.
If you don't want to call it a code. Fine. But it seems like a pretty appropriate term to me.
