From: Ben Goertzel (ben@goertzel.org)
Date: Fri Jan 28 2005 - 07:14:38 MST
> So I was continuing to try to come up with ideas to
> make objective morality work. And eventually it
> seemed to me that the only possible way it can work is
> to directly tie the laws of morality to the laws of
> physics in order to define an 'ultimate goal' (telos)
> that is truly universal (holds at all times and
> places). The goal 'move towards the Omega Point in
> the optimal way' is the only possible one I know that
> could fit the bill.
True, but of course this argument could easily wind up being a lengthy and
artistic "reductio ad absurdum" of the concept of objective morality ;-)
ben
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