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    Mackie's error theory establishes that if moral facts do ... — Carmelics
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    Mackie's error theory establishes that if moral facts do not exist mind-independently, moral language systematically makes false objective claims.

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    • 1.Moral utterances syntactically resemble factual claims (e.g., 'Murder is wrong' mirrors 'Water boils at 100°C').
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    • 2.If moral facts aren't mind-independent, they lack the objective status that moral discourse presupposes.
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    • 3.Systematic falsehood best explains why moral disagreement persists despite sincere, rational engagement.
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    • 1.Moral language can function expressively or prescriptively without making truth-apt objective claims.
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    • 2.Mind-independence isn't required for objectivity; intersubjective or constructed facts can ground genuine moral truths.
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    • 3.Error theory commits to every moral claim being false, but this seems too radical given convergence in basic moral judgments.
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