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Ima Prescriptivist's brother Brian (who was trying to evaluate Nazi moral norms) asked, "Ima, don't just force your principles on me, but instead teach me how to form my own moral views."

Ima told Brian that, to be rational in his moral beliefs he had to

    { 1 } - follow his own feelings.
    { 2 } - follow whatever norms are socially approved.
    { 3 } - look within himself and follow his basic moral intuitions.
    { 4 } - be informed, imaginative, and consistent.

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1 is wrong. Please try again.

Ima Prescriptivist's brother Brian (who was trying to evaluate Nazi moral norms) asked, "Ima, don't just force your principles on me, but instead teach me how to form my own moral views."

Ima told Brian that, to be rational in his moral beliefs he had to

What if Brian's Nazi friends taught him to have pro-Nazi feelings?

Brian's feelings might be irrational.

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2 is wrong. Please try again.

Ima Prescriptivist's brother Brian (who was trying to evaluate Nazi moral norms) asked, "Ima, don't just force your principles on me, but instead teach me how to form my own moral views."

Ima told Brian that, to be rational in his moral beliefs he had to

    { 1 } - follow his own feelings.
    { 2 } - follow whatever norms are socially approved.
    { 3 } - look within himself and follow his basic moral intuitions.
    { 4 } - be informed, imaginative, and consistent.

What if Nazi norms were socially approved?

Society might have irrational values.

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3 is wrong. Please try again.

Ima Prescriptivist's brother Brian (who was trying to evaluate Nazi moral norms) asked, "Ima, don't just force your principles on me, but instead teach me how to form my own moral views."

Ima told Brian that, to be rational in his moral beliefs he had to

    { 1 } - follow his own feelings.
    { 2 } - follow whatever norms are socially approved.
    { 3 } - look within himself and follow his basic moral intuitions.
    { 4 } - be informed, imaginative, and consistent.

What if Brian's Nazi friends taught him to have pro-Nazi moral intuitions?

Brian's moral intuitions might internalize irrational social norms.

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4 is correct!

Ima Prescriptivist's brother Brian (who was trying to evaluate Nazi moral norms) asked, "Ima, don't just force your principles on me, but instead teach me how to form my own moral views."

Ima told Brian that, to be rational in his moral beliefs he had to

    { 1 } - follow his own feelings.
    { 2 } - follow whatever norms are socially approved.
    { 3 } - look within himself and follow his basic moral intuitions.
    { 4 } - be informed, imaginative, and consistent.

The most important part of consistency is the golden rule consistency condition. This will lead Brian (if he understands how Nazi policies affect the Jewish victims and imagines himself vividly and accurately in their place) to reject Nazi moral beliefs.

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