tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583992405568389357.post2747994596627364087..comments2022-12-10T04:12:07.477-08:00Comments on Mr. Peterson's Perspectives: Mormonism, Utilitarianism, and the Void of VirtueJeremy Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17759437122441687901noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583992405568389357.post-86896151716393364642013-02-02T12:11:22.110-08:002013-02-02T12:11:22.110-08:00Thank you for taking the time to write such a thou...Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful and thought-provoking article. I enjoyed it greatly.Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120938480649306175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583992405568389357.post-58128138275333572662013-01-28T16:01:30.031-08:002013-01-28T16:01:30.031-08:00Thank you Mr. Peterson. Any thing that will bring ...Thank you Mr. Peterson. Any thing that will bring civility back to our public discourse is badly needed. It is a difficult job you and the rest of the legislature have, I am hoping for the best and in spite of some peoples opinions, I am praying for the success of our political system. I don't think we will ever have success or happiness without virtue (the golden rule) in our government and our leaders.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555922767959905375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583992405568389357.post-63447155317705569852013-01-06T20:23:45.627-08:002013-01-06T20:23:45.627-08:00Paul, my point is not necessarily to say that Morm...Paul, my point is not necessarily to say that Mormonism and Utilitarianism are equal in their authority on truth, but that one man's call to virtue (which is his opinion) coincides with the Divine call to virtue that Mormons follow. As a secular ethics system, Utilitarianism may coincide the most with those ethics systems of a religious persuasion. This post is an exercise finding common ground...even among the skeptics. Jeremy Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759437122441687901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583992405568389357.post-23073986483134149792013-01-06T19:22:21.372-08:002013-01-06T19:22:21.372-08:00Utilitarianism is the opposite of Mormonism. Any s...Utilitarianism is the opposite of Mormonism. Any similarities are coincidental or aspirational. Two men can call on virtue...one man not knowing the source of virtue and the other man knowing its source...the first man's request is an opinion equal to any other opinion; the second man's request is objective truth. Mill did not believe in objective truth...he simply had an opinion. Utilitarians are skeptics of objective truth. Mormons embrace objective truth.Paul Merohttp://sutherlandinstitute.orgnoreply@blogger.com