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Originally Posted by utabintarbo  How can you have your standard for good be external (to yourself). |
I don't see why I can't. I assume, as an axiom, that there exists an external (to myself) standard of good. And I put "treating others well," perhaps defined more carefully but that's the gist, in the "good" category.
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Originally Posted by DChristopher Also, I wasn't saying that *was* my standard of good; I was saying that it *fell into* the category of "good."
There may be other "good," I'm just mentioning one part. | Then it does not qualify as an axiom. The topic is "What are your axioms?". Or am I incorrect in my reading? |
Why not? An axiom, according to your link, basically has no restrictions. The link says, "any starting assumption."
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Originally Posted by utabintarbo Very well, if it meets the definition of axiom, and you can defend it. |
The definition of axiom is, "any starting assumption." So, pretty much anything meets that definition.
Also, I don't have to defend axioms; I get to assume them, without defense.
It's fair to argue that my axioms are somehow unappealing, and I might even agree and change them; but they don't have to be proven.