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Why would I deem it unfavorable? What might be my reason?

Because you do not agree with them.

What might be my reason for not agreeing with someone?

That would be on a case-by-case basis.

How about the case of the dog above?

Yes, they can get it wrong. People are motivated to ethics by self-interest. But there are conflicts even within individuals. Long-term and short-term goals can conflict. Morality is not atomic. Moral systems are just that - full of interrelations. So, even if we are deciding just for ourselves, we can work at cross-purposes. We can devise systems that work, that don’t work, that work well or poorly.

These are but a few ways in which we can err.

Because you do not think a human being should render a dog in such a condition.

If we can suggest wrongly, doesn’t that mean it’s something more than a suggestion?

In the case of the dog, I really like dogs and my heart goes out to the dog. i am not above presenting a moral argument in favor of punishing the person who did this. Even if I don’t really believe in the argument. Tough shit. In the end, it just makes me angry. Because i really like dogs. I get a little less excited about chicken factories.

And why did they disagree?

I get pretty excited both about dogs and chicken factories. Especially since the chicken factories are not necessary for us to have eggs. I regularly eat eggs and those chickens are treated very well.

Did who disagree? The person that did that?

No. This is the part you just don’t get. it’s not the act of suggesting itself that is wrong - it would be what we suggest that would be wrong - but not morally wrong. It would be counterproductive to the object of the endeavour. It would be like dialing a wrong number. that’s not the same as a prank call.

You said I didn’t agree with someone about the dog case. That someone suggested otherwise than I did. You tell me…?

I know, I know. I’m trying. My GF is trying to educate me. She’s made some progress.

What’s the object of the endeavour?

To devise a usable moral system.

A moral system guides people in tough life choices. By what criteria would it guide? And why is that the criteria?

No, I didn’t. I said that you don’t think that a human should treat a dog like that. I didn’t say that any specific person disagreed with you in that regard, even the person that treated the dog like that may not disagree that a dog should not be treated like that.

Are you saying not a soul would disagree with me? Of billions of people, what an unlikely coincidence. What’s’ so good about my “suggestion”?