“Morality Isn’t Objective” by Noah Birnbaum

In response to Matthew's post about the objectivity of morality, I'd thought I'd throw out a(n initially -- this became much longer than I was expecting) short post explaining why I think this view is pretty implausible. I have another post on my Substack that shows why I think some other arguments for moral realism fail (though I'm not sure I endorse everything I argue there anymore...). If you like this one, check it out! Note: The formatting of this article got a little messed up (inconsistent about ordering with the numbered and lettered bullets, etc), but it should still be understandable and fairly readable. Also, I didn't spend much time editing because I wanted to get this out so apologies in advance. Evolutionary debunking arguments: I see there being two main versions of these arguments: Even if moral realism were true, there is [...] --- First published: June 26th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/n4cNbmAELuKkxD5T2/morality-isn-t-objective --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.