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    It is not the case that If Moore's view were correct, breaking a solemn promise whenever marginally better consequences result would always be obligatory, which contradicts robust moral intuitions.

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    • 1.Moore's view doesn't require breaking promises for trivial gains—marginally better consequences still require genuine moral weight.
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    • 2.Moral intuitions themselves may be unreliable guides; they evolved for small-scale societies, not modern complex systems.
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    • 3.The collapse objection assumes people would act against their interests; rational agents breaking promises would still face reputational costs.
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    • 1.Solemn promises create special moral obligations that aren't reducible to general consequentialist calculations about overall utility.
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    • 2.If promise-breaking became routine whenever marginally better consequences existed, the social practice of promising would collapse entirely.
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    • 3.Most people's considered moral judgments treat promise-keeping as having non-negotiable weight, not mere presumptive status.
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