tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post60703058212402352..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Why Should I Accept Desirism?Alonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-47416119098859327452012-10-02T08:02:52.647-06:002012-10-02T08:02:52.647-06:00Always be suspicious of things that are clearly se...Always be suspicious of things that are clearly self-evident, but which others seem not to understand. Maybe it is not as self-evident as one appears.<br /><br />I have always taken the fact that others question desirism to imply, "Maybe I got something wrong."<br /><br />Anyways, some things are not easy to explain. Ask Einstein to explain relativity in 25 words or less. His inability to do so does not disprove his theories.<br /><br />Thirdly, I am not really into "selling" desirism. I don't want it to be a movement (like Ayn Rand Objectivism) to which people are converted. I want it to be a theory that is explained to those interested in theories as the best explanation of moral phenomenon - of excuses, apoligies, mens rea, prohibition, obligation, non-obligatory permission, praise and condemnation, consent, rights, and the like.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-68566015575971424492012-09-29T11:26:07.461-06:002012-09-29T11:26:07.461-06:00What annoys me is that desirism is so clearly self...What annoys me is that desirism is so clearly self-evident that I had never simply figured out a way to put it into words. Thank you so much for your audiobook, it's fantastic. The only frustration I have is that when I talk to religious people they have a one sentence answer: "God/the Bible said it, thus it is moral". My frustration with desire utilitarianism is in trying to explain it quickly, but the concept of desire, thwarted desire, rewards, why things don't have intrinsic value, etc takes so long to explain. Do you know of a way that doesn't take less than an hour to explain it so that someone who is... shall we say... not studied on the subject outside of going to church can understand it?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957183562017156129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-17914194914338965592012-09-26T13:37:19.611-06:002012-09-26T13:37:19.611-06:00Just stumbled onto your blog. I think I agree wit...Just stumbled onto your blog. I think I agree with you in saying that every ethical system is a failed attempt to contain desire. But isn't this a point of departure for religion? Isn't desire about the future, and aren't questions about the future inherently questions about faith?vainjanglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460871307887761775noreply@blogger.com