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>>I don't want to be hurt
>>I don't want anyone else to be hurt
>>The things that I don't want to happen to me or other people are wrong.
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>>Therefore, inflicting hurt is wrong.
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>>Does this encapsulate your argument, Russel?
RS
>It's in the same vein, but a little too oversimplified. I'd rather stick
>with my original argument.
I agree that your original argument was more comprehensive, but the logic
behind it is summarized by the above syllogism. The point that I want to
make is that this type of logic is not sufficient to build a rational
argument for morality. Simply change "hurt" to "eating chocolate" and the
logic makes no sense since we all recognize that eating chocolate is
generally not a moral issue.
Cheers,
Steve
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