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Originally Posted by elphenor
utilitarianism is a consequentialist philosophy towards determining what is moral no?
the way you're describing it, it's literally impossible to not be a utilitarian
pretty much making the word pointless
I personally don't believe morality has any real logical basis...but human emotions should be considered when making a world that humans inhabit
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No, I mean there must be some basis for the morals you feel, for some people it's more logical and for others emothional, but even emothional reactions are a kind of subconscious ethical system. That ethical system doesn't have to be utilitarian, but for basically everyone it is. There is always an underlying system, like to use a different example the traditional visceral religious convictions can be traced back to wanting to keep power structures intact
I don't have time to read the rest of the discussion, I may get back to it later