tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post5221273641594947011..comments2024-03-28T17:58:56.707+11:00Comments on The Social Pathologist: The Foundations of Conservatism: The Nature of RealityThe Social Pathologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927698533626086780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post-85600397420190459592010-08-25T23:33:17.378+10:002010-08-25T23:33:17.378+10:00However, you can derive ought from teleological cl...<i>However, you can derive ought from teleological claims about ultimate reality, such as, for instance, "It is against the Creator's divine purpose for you to murder" etc.</i><br /><br />Correct answer!The Social Pathologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927698533626086780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post-86402002306208698652010-08-25T03:08:41.293+10:002010-08-25T03:08:41.293+10:00I like this post. It drives me nuts when people, e...I like this post. It drives me nuts when people, even religious people, say "You can't derive ought from is." Hello? If you can't derive ought from what exists, then what can you derive it from? The imaginary?<br /><br />You can't derive ought from a telos-free materialist conception of reality. When people make that statement, they are implicitly granting the materialist's view.<br /><br />However, you can derive ought from teleological claims about ultimate reality, such as, for instance, "It is against the Creator's divine purpose for you to murder" etc.The Deucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664665914768916965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post-10566840913798647922010-08-25T03:06:44.828+10:002010-08-25T03:06:44.828+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Deucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664665914768916965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post-30900929246805425992010-08-25T03:04:46.990+10:002010-08-25T03:04:46.990+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Deucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664665914768916965noreply@blogger.com