Consider the world as it was at the time of the dinosaurs before anyone had any moral beliefs. Think about scenarios in which dinosaurs experienced immense agony, having their throats ripped out by other dinosaurs. It seems really, really obvious that that was bad.
“Bad” has a bunch of meanings, many of which are not morally relevant. A bad apple, or a bad movie are not moral wrongs.
There is a whole bunch of reasons to think that this isn’t a moral wrong:-
It’s not a an intentional act.
It’s not breaking any rules.
It’s nature’s way: The Dyno that gets its throat ripped out was having a bad day, but the other one is getting to feed.
Stuff that’s intentional, justifies rewards and punishments, etc.
If someone treads on my toe deliberately, that pain is a moral bad. If someone treads on my toe accidentally, that pain isn’t. But there’s no difference in the quale.
“Bad” has a bunch of meanings, many of which are not morally relevant. A bad apple, or a bad movie are not moral wrongs.
There is a whole bunch of reasons to think that this isn’t a moral wrong:-
It’s not a an intentional act.
It’s not breaking any rules.
It’s nature’s way: The Dyno that gets its throat ripped out was having a bad day, but the other one is getting to feed.
But it’s a moral bad. A bad apple or bad movie is ineffective at being a movie or apple, but that’s not a moral notion.
Why is it a moral bad?
What’s a moral bad, as opposed to a nonmoral bad?
Stuff that’s intentional, justifies rewards and punishments, etc.
If someone treads on my toe deliberately, that pain is a moral bad. If someone treads on my toe accidentally, that pain isn’t. But there’s no difference in the quale.