Is Morality Objective?

[Rainprooffredturnip]

As I understand it, for morality to be objective there would have to be some sort of puppet master who defines what is and isn't moral.
The puppet master would have to have complete control over the puppets (he couldn't have a sick day or take annual leave)

The puppet population would be mindless. Rebellious puppets would not be a thing.

That's my take on objective morality. I didn't bother with philosophy at school, I got in with the wrong crowd.

[Rhythmcs]

Ah, okay. Yeah, I don't believe in that either. From the sounds of it - it would be a subjective moral system though - at least the way I use these terms. The right or wrong making property not being a property of the object as advertised, but whether or not a puppet master defined a thing as such. I guess cults could be an example - but even there I wouldn't think they're doing morality right by any name.

[pythagorean]

Ah, okay.  Yeah, I don't believe in that either.  From the sounds of it - it would be a subjective moral system though - at least the way I use these terms.  The right or wrong making property not being a property of the object as advertised, but whether or not a puppet master defined a thing as such.  I guess cults could be an example - but even there I wouldn't think they're doing morality right by any name.

It's hard not to accidentally become a cult.

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What was up with Pythagoras?

Pythagoras had a problem with beans and irrationality. What really happened? I don't know! The square root of two is irrational, and beans are delicious.