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By combining the moral systems in the description, you achieve the best action possible

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After 1 vote and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

seaweedbrain
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Idea: Say you want to know if something is moral or not. You run it through each moral system below, whatever the majority say is moral is likely more moral than not.

1. Utilitarianism
2. Egoism
3. Kantian Theory
4. Virtue Ethics
5. Cultural relativism

Nvm, I see Rag-man took care of it already!

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@seldiora
@seaweedbrain

When I was learning these systems in school, my teacher often went back to the drowning baby hypothetical.

1. Utilitarianism: Save the baby, even at great risk to yourself, as it has longer to live and on balance should be expected to enjoy life more than you.
2. Egoism: If I'll suffer so much as getting my shoes wet, no, unless someone pays me.
3. Kantian Theory: If there is no risk to you, then you are obligated. However, something something about if you are harmed during it, then the baby or its caretakers commited the crime onto you; something imperative?
4. Virtue Ethics: Irrelevant! If you are already awesome, and you chose to not save the baby, then not saving the baby must be the virtuous thing to do...
5. Cultural relativism: ... I'm not going to touch this one.

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@seldiora
@seaweedbrain

expect a vote from me tomorrow-ish. I have school but will be able to leave a vote midday I think

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@Barney
@MisterChris
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Please vote guys!

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vote

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@MisterChris

Thank you!

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@seaweedbrain

Welcome to the site

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@seldiora

Utilitarianism and Egoism are two points on a single metric. That is like combining communism and capitalism.

Combining systems is impossible when they contradict each other.

Well I think all 5 are moral, but then it could also go like communism: Good on paper, doesn't work.