Is morality an artificial construct or does it exist?
>>1034506
morality is a tool to make sure people obey laws and societal function. morality stems from laws, so it is dependent on them. early morality was based in religious ideas because laws could not be enforced to a high degree often. modern religion is the result of modernization of early religious ideas, and religious morality is based on modern religion nowadays.
>>1034520
What is your source for that?
>>1034547
i think that post is just an opinion, i don't know what source would have enough credibility to make it into a fact
>>1034506
It depends on which religion is correct.
>>1034506
It exists.
>>1034506
> Artificial constructs doesn't exist
I've heard this stated a lot of times. It reminds me of people saying social constructs aren't real. Where do this stupidity stems from? Is there a youtube video circulating I don't know of?
>>1034506
If people believe in something enough to use it as a mean for a framework with force and verve, for all intents and purposes I would say it exists.
>>1034506
>Is morality an artificial construct or does it exist?
artificial things exist anon
It exists for sure, and there are senses in which it could be said accurately that it is "constructed" but I don't know what you mean by artificial.
>>1034506
>artificial construct
Isn't that redundant?
>>1034506
Yes and no.
Moral judgments themselves are emotional sentiments.
Whether we judge something to be right or wrong is the result of social conditioning.
The fact that we have a tendency to judge things as right or wrong, in relation to our emotional reaction to them, is a universal part of being human.
It exists subjectively to each individual
>>1034506
Yes, but It doesn't mean that morality isn't real.
Morality is a construct in the sense that it's our way of defining and solidifying the forces that guide our actions - in other words, it's a layer of abstraction over our biological instincts as a species.
>>1034506
Its subjective emotional beliefs.
>>1034506
The word artificial makes no sense in itself, because it always refers to objects that exist within the natural universe.
