Well, that’s rather odd coz I do value the human race and so do most people.
That was pretty much everyone’s reaction.
Ethics is a social process, most of “possible” ethics as a whole would have left us unable to have this conversation (no computers) or altogether dead.
I’d say I’m not the best person to explain this, but considering how long it took me to understand it, maybe I am.
Hoo boy...
OK, you can persuade someone they were wrong about their terminal values. Therefore, you can change someone’s terminal values. Since different cultures are different, humans have wildly varying terminal values.
Also, since kids are important to evolution, parents evolved to value their kids over the rest of humanity. Now, technically that’s the same as not valuing the rest of humanity at all, but don’t worry; people are stupid.
Also, you’re clearly a moral realist, since you think everyone secretly believes in your One True Value System! But you see, this is stupid, because Clippy.
That was pretty much everyone’s reaction.
I’d say I’m not the best person to explain this, but considering how long it took me to understand it, maybe I am.
Hoo boy...
OK, you can persuade someone they were wrong about their terminal values. Therefore, you can change someone’s terminal values. Since different cultures are different, humans have wildly varying terminal values.
Also, since kids are important to evolution, parents evolved to value their kids over the rest of humanity. Now, technically that’s the same as not valuing the rest of humanity at all, but don’t worry; people are stupid.
Also, you’re clearly a moral realist, since you think everyone secretly believes in your One True Value System! But you see, this is stupid, because Clippy.
Any questions?
Hmmm. A touch of sarcasm there? Maybe even parody?
I disagree with him, and it probably shows; I’m not sugar-coating his arguments. But these are Kawoomba’s genuine beliefs as best I can convey them.