# I am a Moral Nihilist

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**Category:** Ethics\
**Created:** [June 3, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/i-am-a-moral-nihilist/1218 "2026-06-03T16:42:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leontiskos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/www.thephilosophyforum.com/leontiskos/32/712_2.png) [@Leontiskos](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/u/Leontiskos)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/i-am-a-moral-nihilist/1218/472 "2026-06-12T00:17:46Z")

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> [@Tom\_Storm](#):
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> I’m unclear what the relationship between facts and values actually is to begin with.

Given the fact that @Banno begged the question in favor of his own view, I would correct that by saying that the the relationship “to begin with” has to do with **the dictionary definitions of those words**. It does not start with Banno’s, “a list of how things are cannot imply what to do.” That’s his desired conclusion, his preferred interpretation. That’s not a matter of “what the relationship between facts and values is to begin with.”

It often turns out that the people involved in a dispute are unable to neutrally describe the problem at hand or the terms in question. This is one of those areas, which is why I am not going to try. But if you go to a dictionary or a third party that is fully unaware of the dispute you have a good chance of receiving a neutral sense of the terms. I actually think that modern authorities will tend to favor a “separation” view.

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