How does "causality" work in moral reasoning? Maybe we could say that about
formal logic if we were using "causal" in a figurative way but to press such a
notion so far as to save moral reasoning within a deterministic view seems to
stretch things well beyond the breaking point.
> Matt said:
> It was to say that if determinism is the thesis that we are caught up
> in causal chains, then it is not destructive of moral reasoning because
> moral reasoning is something that occurs partly _because_ of causal
> chains. Moral reasoning _needs_ causal chains. And if that's the
> case, why on earth would determinism destroy moral reasoning?
>
> Steve said:
> That's basically what Dennett said in the interview Ham and Craig
> referenced, and it's a great point.
>
> Matt:
> That's good. Being in agreement with Dennett, especially about
> free will, is a gold standard for me.
>
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