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Comment #48988 by matthuisman on June 9, 2007 at 10:38 pm

Given Harris' linkage of morality and happiness/suffering, do things become problematic when they cause suffering to one and happiness to another?

Is there no place for moral suffering in Harris' world, and if so, does this conflict with our understanding of the survival of the fittest?

What happens to me when I disagree with what science tells me is good? Why am I wrong? If I am wrong, will we have witnessed the end of moral relativism?

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