Axiom · Chain Position 88 of 346

MORAL REALISM

**Statement:** Moral facts exist objectively (not mere preference or convention).

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Assumes

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Enables

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Mathematical Layer

Formal Moral Realism

Definition: Moral realism = there exist propositions P such that:

1. P is a moral proposition (about what one ought to do)

2. P has a truth value (true or false)

3. P's truth value is mind-independent

Example: "Torturing innocents for fun is wrong" is true regardless of anyone's beliefs.

Defeat Conditions

To Falsify This

  1. **Successfully defend moral anti-realism** — Show morality is purely subjective without self-refutation
  2. **Explain moral progress without moral facts** — Why did abolition of slavery represent "progress" if morality is opinion?
  3. **Ground science without normative commitments** — Show science works without truth-valuing, honesty-valuing assumptions