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Morality does come from feelings though. You really think Kant didn't first feel what was right, and then spent loads of wasted time writing an intellectual justification for what he felt? That's one of the reasons philosophy is so lame. It is supposed to give insights on morality, and it encourage...

Morality does come from feelings though. You really think Kant didn't first feel what was right, and then spent loads of wasted time writing an intellectual justification for what he felt? That's one of the reasons philosophy is so lame. It is supposed to give insights on morality, and it encourage...

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Hello, I suggest you study more philosopher's book before you make some conclusions. You can read Immaneul Kant's book, Kant's Groundwork of metaphysics of morals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwork_of_the_Metaphysic_of_Morals I start to study it recently and I think it may help you to underst...

Many theists claim that without god, there would be no morality. Somehow, they claim that a god is a source of morality; yet, they never explain why this is the case. Plus, we know from philosophical arguments that are quite old that no supernatural god can be a source of morality. If god does an a...

Many theists claim that without god, there would be no morality. Somehow, they claim that a god is a source of morality; yet, they never explain why this is the case. Plus, we know from philosophical arguments that are quite old that no supernatural god can be a source of morality. If god does an a...

Hello! I am 22 and come from Taiwan! I study Chemical Engineering in National Taiwan University, but I love physics and philosophy very much. In my childhood, my mother always taught me what she considered to be "absolutely good" but those ideas always don't make me feel good. So, I start ...