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@Strega – “an objective moral framework”

– I’m not necessarily trying to do this, as “objective morality” can mean a number of different things, none of which I’m trying to achieve.  But “universal”, yes.

“if you’re trying to encompass all humanity, you’ll fall over. Conceptually, your moral code would look like ant behavior.”

– I’m not sure what you mean.  There are universal ethical principles, and there are local ones which belong to particular cultures.  My strategy is to focus on the universal ones, as these apply to everybody, except bad people.  Bad people will try and do bad things and then justify them.  But that’s the point in a way: they always have to try and justify it.

“ant behavior”

– yes, it’s necessarily abstract, and this might look kind of mechanistic, but that’s to be expected.  This abstraction is part of its power and reach.  It’s also very human, and structurally it incorporates the promise of happiness, like a religion.