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Hello Rabbi, I would be grateful if the Rabbi could write what the definition of a moral question is. My question is related to another discussion here. I understand that in the Rabbi’s view, the question of whether or not premarital sex is permissible is not a moral question but a religious one, as is the question of homosexuality. (Random examples) The Rabbi wrote that he thinks there are moral facts, but I was unable to understand what the Rabbi was getting at. I understand that it is clear that murder is forbidden, which ostensibly indicates a moral fact similar to the fact of the existence of a door standing before our eyes, but in the absence of a definition of what a moral problem is, it is difficult for me to deal with this claim.
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I'll ask another question that might help me understand. Does a disagreement between 2 people or cultures regarding a moral question undermine the claim that it is a fact?
Absolutely not. There are also disputes about facts. One is right and the other is wrong (or it is a question for which there is more than one correct answer). Just today or yesterday I answered it here in detail:
https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A8-%D7%90%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%99/
Well, I think I didn't understand something even more basic in the rabbi's words. When the rabbi talks about a moral fact, what is he aiming for? 2 people or 2 cultures can know exactly the same thing about reality, and still decide morally differently.
And when the rabbi talks about more than one correct answer to a moral problem, is he also aiming for 2 diametrically opposed answers?
Yes, and yes. See the link in the previous message.
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