the standard, default presumption on the part of most people in the real world is that morality is objective, not subjective.
There’s a wide gap between “I can define it to mean anything I like” and “I can define it within a certain range”. Given the hypothetical where forcibly converting Jews is for the greater good, most people in the real world would say “in that hypothetical, ‘greater good’ is so far from what we ordinarily mean by ‘greater good’ that there’s no point in even calling it that”. People in the real world give lip service to morality being objective but wouldn’t carry that to its conclusion.
...most people in the real world would say … People in the real world give lip service to morality being objective but wouldn’t carry that to its conclusion.
Please provide some evidence for these assertions. I happen to think they are false. I think you’re projecting your personal bubble onto the entire world.
Given the hypothetical where forcibly converting Jews is for the greater good, most people in the real world would say “in that hypothetical, ‘greater good’ is so far from what we ordinarily mean by ‘greater good’ that there’s no point in even calling it that”.
Except if you claim to be a utilitarian, you’re not allowed to say that.
There’s a wide gap between “I can define it to mean anything I like” and “I can define it within a certain range”. Given the hypothetical where forcibly converting Jews is for the greater good, most people in the real world would say “in that hypothetical, ‘greater good’ is so far from what we ordinarily mean by ‘greater good’ that there’s no point in even calling it that”. People in the real world give lip service to morality being objective but wouldn’t carry that to its conclusion.
Please provide some evidence for these assertions. I happen to think they are false. I think you’re projecting your personal bubble onto the entire world.
Except if you claim to be a utilitarian, you’re not allowed to say that.