Support for the REUEP
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:49 pm
Some of the writing about Humanianity states that the REUEP is arbitrary. I think it is arbitrary only in the sense of arbitrarily stopping infinite recursion, trying to state still more general beliefs. Recursion was halted when the statement was considered usefully general and also sufficiently specific. The REUEP is NOT arbitrary in the dictionary sense:
* arbitrary: (adjective) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random. (From Wiktionary)
Perhaps the best support of the REUEP is that we have not yet thought of a better Rational and Ultimate Ethical (or moral) Principle. When a better principle is thought of, the current principle can and will be updated.
Another support for the REUEP is that it means essentially the same things as my “Christian ultimate moral belief” stated as:
* We should actively love all persons, where the verb love means acting only to promote the well-being of the person loved.
I think many Christians would accept this statement of the Christian ultimate moral belief. Of course, many Christians would use somewhat different words. However, I think most corresponding Christian statements would mean essentially the same things, and also mean essentially the same things as the REUEP.
* arbitrary: (adjective) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random. (From Wiktionary)
Perhaps the best support of the REUEP is that we have not yet thought of a better Rational and Ultimate Ethical (or moral) Principle. When a better principle is thought of, the current principle can and will be updated.
Another support for the REUEP is that it means essentially the same things as my “Christian ultimate moral belief” stated as:
* We should actively love all persons, where the verb love means acting only to promote the well-being of the person loved.
I think many Christians would accept this statement of the Christian ultimate moral belief. Of course, many Christians would use somewhat different words. However, I think most corresponding Christian statements would mean essentially the same things, and also mean essentially the same things as the REUEP.