Come on, you gotta listen to the commands of Reason. — TheWillowOfDarkness
There is only "Reason From".
There is no Reason irrespective of what one is reasoning from. So, if you reason from X, the outcome will be determined by your choice of X. What is your ultimate X? Merely ignoring the question will not make it go away ... — alcontali
I was making a pointed joke about the OP's argument just being another form of Divine Command Theory. Why did Banno have to listen to Reason? Well, Reason is just always right in what it says. — TheWillowOfDarkness
You remain free to choose not to follow reason, but you ought not. — Banno
Think you are taking a very tight definition of reason here. Rather in most cases the reasons for our acts are given post hoc. Would you agree? — Banno
I think this should be "while there is nothing necessarily reasonable about that ultimate premise". — Janus
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