Sorry, the title got me! If it wasn’t ‘problematic’ they’d be no such thing as morality. — I like sushi
Not many people are like William Wilberforce and Olaudah Equiano fighting to end slavery. — Andrew4Handel
Another issue is the unworkability of morality where there too many complex moral dilemmas also framed in an amoral nature. Nature is exploitative and arbitrary and it is somewhat fantastical to try and make nature into some kind of moral paragon. This can tie with utilitarian dilemmas were nature is seen as too harmful. — Andrew4Handel
This is one of the most important points to raise in metaethics and ethics; Its called the Demandingness problem. It's a key question to ask of any moral philosophy, claim, prescription or argument "Is this possible? How demanding is carrying out the objective or goal here?". — Mark Dennis
morality involves putting someone else's needs ahead of your wants. Or fulfilling an obligation even though it may not be convenient. Things we "ought" to do. — Pantagruel
Challenges are always problematic. — Mark Dennis
If morality was easy, everyone would already be moral. — Pantagruel
I do not think that this is true. There are numerous challenges that we overcome. — Andrew4Handel
Then there is the problem of morality being too demanding. — Andrew4Handel
I'm a nihilist, but I see the benefits to society of rules and punishments — frank
I don't think you can be a real nihilist and talk about benefits to society. — Andrew4Handel
am an antinatalist nihilist I do not see the point of continuing to propagate the human race. — Andrew4Handel
think that creating a society based on half truths, fantasies and a lack of rational justification is problematic. A bit like creating a delusion/illusion. — Andrew4Handel
Why not? I'm not suggesting that society should be benefited, just that it is. — frank
Irrationality is dangerous because it is the equivalent of walking around near a cliff wearing a blindfold. — Andrew4Handel
I think people are complacent about morality and appear to apply moral platitudes over moral commitments. — Andrew4Handel
Without morality, with the "ego" in its full potential, humanity would develop at its maximum. — Gus Lamarch
Morality, is nothing more than reins that society putted over the individual to control and command the way that the "own" thinks, lives, and exists. Without morality, with the "ego" in its full potential, humanity would develop at its maximum. — Gus Lamarch
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