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1 Subjectivism: a moral belief is true for the person who believes it, and there is no moral truth beyond that. Everyone's moral beliefs are equally true..

2 Subjectivism: a moral belief is true for the person who believes it, and there is no moral truth beyond that. Everyone's moral beliefs are equally true. Why this doesn't make sense:.

3 Subjectivism: a moral belief is true for the person who believes it, and there is no moral truth beyond that. Everyone's moral beliefs are equally true. Why this doesn't make sense: 1. It makes everyone infallible..

4 Subjectivism: a moral belief is true for the person who believes it, and there is no moral truth beyond that. Everyone's moral beliefs are equally true. Why this doesn't make sense: 1. It makes everyone infallible. 2. It denies that we have reasons for our beliefs..

5 Subjectivism: a moral belief is true for the person who believes it, and there is no moral truth beyond that. Everyone's moral beliefs are equally true. Why this doesn't make sense: 1. It makes everyone infallible. 2. It denies that we have reasons for our beliefs. 3. It's logically self-contradictory.

6 1. It makes everyone infallible.

7 A person who believes that torturing little babies is morally OK is just as correct as someone who believes it's not.

8 1. It makes everyone infallible. A person who believes that torturing little babies is morally OK is just as correct as someone who believes it's not. You can never change your mind about something's being right or wrong.

9 1. It makes everyone infallible. A person who believes that torturing little babies is morally OK is just as correct as someone who believes it's not. You can never change your mind about something's being right or wrong. If you believe it's right, then your belief is true for you, and it would be a mistake to give up a true belief.

10 1. It makes everyone infallible. A person who believes that torturing little babies is morally OK is just as correct as someone who believes it's not. You can never change your mind about something's being right or wrong. If you believe it's right, then your belief is true for you, and it would be a mistake to give up a true belief. 2. It denies that we have reasons for our beliefs.

11 1. It makes everyone infallible. A person who believes that torturing little babies is morally OK is just as correct as someone who believes it's not. You can never change your mind about something's being right or wrong. If you believe it's right, then your belief is true for you, and it would be a mistake to give up a true belief. 2. It denies that we have reasons for our beliefs. Believing something is enough to make it true. There's no reason why it's true; you just happen to believe it.

12 3. It's logically self-contradictory. Let X be any moral statement (abortion is wrong, we are obligated to help the poor, etc.). Not-X is the opposite of X (abortion is not wrong, we are not obligated to help the poor).

13 3. It's logically self-contradictory. Let X be any moral statement (abortion is wrong, we are obligated to help the poor, etc.). Not-X is the opposite of X (abortion is not wrong, we are not obligated to help the poor). To say, "I believe X" is to say, "I think X is more likely to be true than not-X."

14 3. It's logically self-contradictory. Let X be any moral statement (abortion is wrong, we are obligated to help the poor, etc.). Not-X is the opposite of X (abortion is not wrong, we are not obligated to help the poor). To say, "I believe X" is to say, "I think X is more likely to be true than not-X." If you are a subjectivist, you must agree with this statement: I believe X, but someone who believes not-X is equally correct: that is, his or her belief is just as true as mine.

15 3. It's logically self-contradictory. Let X be any moral statement (abortion is wrong, we are obligated to help the poor, etc.). Not-X is the opposite of X (abortion is not wrong, we are not obligated to help the poor). To say, "I believe X" is to say, "I think X is more likely to be true than not-X." If you are a subjectivist, you must agree with this statement: I believe X, but someone who believes not-X is equally correct: that is, his or her belief is just as true as mine. You cannot believe X and at the same time say that not-X is as true as X.


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