Fact ≠ Value – Hume's Guillotine
One of the most common mistakes in moral debates is the assumption that a description of the world can yield a conclusion about how it ought to be.
One of the most common mistakes in moral debates is the assumption that a description of the world can yield a conclusion about how it ought to be.
The entire intellectual edifice of scientific materialism rests on a single word: “matter.” It purports to explain the whole universe – from the Big Bang to consciousness – through laws that apply to material entities.