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Originally Posted by VeeDDzz`
We can reliably conclude that there is truth, but we cannot reliably conclude what that truth is.
This doesn't mean that I can't talk about its possibilities: one of which is the empirical viewpoint of nature, and the others, which are all the non-empirical viewpoints.
In doing so, my position is not limited, but rather, flexible.
If based on a set of epistemological assumptions, I want to conclude that moral decision-making matters, I can. If based on another set of epistemological assumptions, I want to conclude that it doesn't matter. I can.
One may ask: so which do you choose?
To which I answer: the one that sustainably keeps me feeling 'good'.
I'm not so sure that you can conclude there is universal truth, since anything removed from your experience would be unreliable. But I think you would agree. You're talking about a personal truth, right?
And if I understand right: you can determine that there is truth, but not what it is. So, essentially, that information you gleaned is very limited. Like if you were looking through a microscope, you can determine that there is an object, but you can't see what object it is? I agree that the truth can be elusive.
As for your moral philosophy, you have a sort of free reign on morals. I like that. It's like you can pick and choose, which does follow an atheistic worldview. It sounds like you would choose hedonism. Haha. Go for it man. William Blake said the path of excess leads to the palace of wisdom, which is probably my favorite quote.
So you agree that feeling 'good' is a result of decisions you make. (I would say that that is a moral: we all want to feel good, and it's moral to want good things for yourself. I would even argue that it is immoral to harm oneself.) So let's say you devote your life to making decisions that keep you feeling good. In the beginning, you only care about your own well being. Anybody who gets in the way of that is fair game; if you have to lie, cheat, or even murder if you can get away with it, you will.
Now, let me ask you this. Do you feel bad when you treat someone unjustly? (they didn't deserve your wrath)? Or do you keep feeling good? And do you think that all humans feel the same in these situations, or do you think all humans are completely unique: some feel good, some feel bad?