Even if there’s no such thing as objective right and wrong, they might easily be able to reason that being bloodthirsty is not in their best selfish interest.
bloodthirsty is not in their best selfish interest.
If there’s no right or wrong, why does that matter?
I don’t understand the question, nor why you singled out that fragment.
When you say “Even if there’s no such thing as objective right and wrong” you’re still implicitly presuming a default morality, namely ethical egoism.
Yes. Even subjective morality refutes NMJ’s nihilism.
I agree with Sewing-Machine
Being bloodthirsty would lead to results I do not prefer.
ETA: Therefore I would not choose to become bloodthirsty. This is based on existing preference.
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Even if there’s no such thing as objective right and wrong, they might easily be able to reason that being bloodthirsty is not in their best selfish interest.
If there’s no right or wrong, why does that matter?
I don’t understand the question, nor why you singled out that fragment.
When you say “Even if there’s no such thing as objective right and wrong” you’re still implicitly presuming a default morality, namely ethical egoism.
Yes. Even subjective morality refutes NMJ’s nihilism.
I agree with Sewing-Machine
Being bloodthirsty would lead to results I do not prefer.
ETA: Therefore I would not choose to become bloodthirsty. This is based on existing preference.