The following is a 3 message exchange between 2 users
@9JZLWQL4mos4MO
“while maintaining morality that the vast majority consider common sense after whatever group wants to marry is considered. Pedophilia and incest aren’t okay because the family marrying itself leads to severe genetic problems for the child, and because children are not considered mentally capable of consenting until after 18, not because some magical switch in their head flips, but because that’s considered a safe benchmark for their brains to be developed enough to understand their choices and be safe.”
Interesting, I disagree for a couple of reasons.
First, you mentioned that morality is dictated by what "the vast majority consider common sense." If this is the case, there is no objective standard for what consitutes morality. For example, "the vast majority considered common sense" the idea of segregation and slavery. If we dictate what is moral based on "common sense" we can justify horrendous injustices and immorality. A question back to you would be what if pedophilia was considered "common sense" (as it was in Ancient Greece)? Would that justify… Read more
@9CJ6CB64mos4MO
I said that the majority reinforces what is moral, though the effect and fairness are the stronger measures of morality of the five principles that make up what is moral.
@9JZLWQL3mos3MO
Curious if you have any response to my previous thought?