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Re: What is Moral Folk Theory?

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Originally Posted by coberst
We can comprehend only what we are prepared to comprehend.
Sounds like a challenge to me...

Most of the OP says nothing at all. The only paragraph I can see any meat in is:
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Originally Posted by coberst
SGCS (Second Generation Cognitive Science) claims and I agree that “it is morally irresponsible to think and act as though we possess a universal, disembodied reason that generates absolute rules, decision-making procedures, and universal or categorical laws by which we can tell right from wrong in any situation we encounter.”
which seems to be saying "we need rules imposed from the outside, rather than make up our own." If that's what it says, it's true but trite. If not, perhaps you could tell me where I've misinterpreted the words.

Incidentally, I enjoyed the juxtaposition of
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I do not comprehend your question.
and
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Originally Posted by coberst
We can comprehend only what we are prepared to comprehend.
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