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    Moral skepticism conflicts with common ways of talking an... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Moral skepticism is a controversial position that requires justification

    Moral skepticism conflicts with common ways of talking and thinking about morality

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    Critics still argue that moral skepticism conflicts with common sense. Most people think that they are justified in holding many moral beliefs, such as that it is morally wrong to beat your opponent senseless with a baseball bat just because she beat you in a baseball game. People also claim moral knowledge, such as when a neighbor says, “I know that it is wrong for him to spank his daughter so hard, but I don’t know what I should do about it.” Moral skepticism conflicts with these common ways o

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