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wasoxygen · 3583 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why Our Children Don’t Think There Are Moral Facts
"Belief" in place of "opinion" is helpful. But the main point is that there are truths, which we can try to determine with observations. New data may cause us to update our beliefs, but we do not conclude that the truth changed, rather that we were mistaken. I still don't understand "there are no moral facts." Do you deny that a sentence like "Actions that do not cause unnecessary suffering are better than actions that cause unnecessary suffering" can be true or false? The sentence may not be precise enough to be universally true, just like the boiling point of water depends on altitude, but in a given situation, is it meaningful to have beliefs that include moral values?