Q&A: In What Sense Is Objective Morality Binding?
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In What Sense Is Objective Morality Binding?
Question
I can’t understand the use of the word “binding” when one can simply, in the literal sense, choose not to “listen” to it.
Answer
When people speak about something being binding in this context, the meaning is that one ought to heed it, not that one is forced to heed it. If a person has free choice, he can act otherwise, but that would not be proper. If we had no choice, there would be no point in speaking about binding morality—or about morality at all.