To a great extent, the underlying “noble lie” is that there is any such thing as objective moral truth. There is no measurement of “should”, it’s just about what equilibria seem to work, which is based on most people accepting it without questioning too hard.
I agree to an extent. I for one was very distressed for a while when I started to believe that moral realism is false.
However, this is not exactly a secret matter. Moral realism and anti-realism have been discussed openly for a while. It may have caused people to act less morally, but I am not sure. That is difficult to measure.
For me, I do not think it made a huge difference on how I behaved. I struggled with cognitive dissonance, and still do, but my conscientious urges remained in place.
To a great extent, the underlying “noble lie” is that there is any such thing as objective moral truth. There is no measurement of “should”, it’s just about what equilibria seem to work, which is based on most people accepting it without questioning too hard.
I agree to an extent. I for one was very distressed for a while when I started to believe that moral realism is false.
However, this is not exactly a secret matter. Moral realism and anti-realism have been discussed openly for a while. It may have caused people to act less morally, but I am not sure. That is difficult to measure.
For me, I do not think it made a huge difference on how I behaved. I struggled with cognitive dissonance, and still do, but my conscientious urges remained in place.