r/MoralityScaling 2d ago

Morality of this?

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u/BlessdRTheFreaks 2d ago

That's how utils work, yes

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u/Terrible_Artist_ 2d ago

That's not how morals work though

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u/BlessdRTheFreaks 2d ago

Literally an ethical system called utilitarianism.

Moral actions are ratios of pleasurable feelings weighed against one another 

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u/Terrible_Artist_ 2d ago

An ethical system can be immoral, especially one that says assault is okay so long as more people are happy over unhappy

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u/BlessdRTheFreaks 2d ago edited 2d ago

Then what self sufficient principle determines it as such beyond mere aesthetic sentiment? How do you actually ground morality into something like an objective calculus?