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Comment by magical_spell

2 hours ago

It is not a moral claim. It is a meta-moral claim, that is, a claim about moral claims.

which is a moral claim

  • Object-level rule: “Stealing is illegal.” Meta rule: “Laws vary by jurisdiction.”

    If the meta claim is itself a law, what jurisdiction has the law containg the meta law? Who enforces it?

    Object: "This sentence is grammatically correct." Meta: "English grammar can change over time."

    What grammar textbook has the rule of the meta claim above? Where can you apply that rule in a sentence?

    Object: "X is morally wrong." Meta: "There are no objective moral truths."

    The meta claim is a statement about moral systems. It is not a moral prescription like "thou shalt not kill".

    If you say "this stop sign is made of metal", you are making a meta claim. If you say "stop" you are giving a directive. It does not follow that if you can obey a directive, you can obey the composition of the directive.

    All to say that a meta-claim of morals is not itself a moral claim.