tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post3836835091668558735..comments2023-09-11T01:18:18.763-07:00Comments on Natural Right and Biology: Is Human Morality Human Nature?Ken Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-52345554929356131312015-10-21T20:16:40.470-07:002015-10-21T20:16:40.470-07:00This makes a great deal of sense. Thanks, Dr. Blan...This makes a great deal of sense. Thanks, Dr. Blanchard!Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734054212740296271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-51064946686564649142015-06-14T00:44:14.279-07:002015-06-14T00:44:14.279-07:00Yes, apparently. In some people, the two problems...Yes, apparently. In some people, the two problems do feel the same. For most, however, changing the direction of the train feels different from pushing the guy off the footbridge. In all fairness, it's not merely the "distance". In the trolley problem, the death of the one innocent is a consequence of the act that saves the three. In the footbridge problem, you are using an innocent person as a train stop. For Kantians, using a person in such a way to achieve an end, however laudable, is fundamentally immoral. It does look like this distinction depends on different parts of the brain. Ken Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-10968667676177953272015-06-06T01:23:43.565-07:002015-06-06T01:23:43.565-07:00Why doesn't the trolley problem evoke moral em...Why doesn't the trolley problem evoke moral emotions? Since the sacrifice is the same in both cases, I would have expected it to be equally emotionally troubling in both. Is the idea of physical distance (provided by the lever) really significant enough to activate a different part of the brain?Miranda Flintnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-34336310032703045372015-06-01T22:25:12.661-07:002015-06-01T22:25:12.661-07:00Unfortunately, Troy, you have said nothing with wh...Unfortunately, Troy, you have said nothing with which I disagree. Ken Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-67630981052850002112015-05-27T18:52:46.304-07:002015-05-27T18:52:46.304-07:00What too many don't realize is that one can si...What too many don't realize is that one can simultaneously have a universal moral system, common to all human beings (meaning they are part of human nature), and cultural variations of those morals. People today seem to only notice the variations, falsely concluding that there is no commonality. If one group's definition of murder differs from ours, that doesn't mean murder isn't universal -- the fact that there is a definition at all proves it is!Troy Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.com