MEMIUS

 By Max T. O'Connor  [Editor: This article is reprinted from Extropy  #1 , 1989  . Extropy was published by The Extropy Institute]   "There are no moral phenomena at all, only a moral interpretation of phenomena." Friedrich Nietzsche, "Beyond Good and Evil."   I am going to argue that not only do we have good reasons to reject morality, but an amoralist viewpoint is especially fitting for Extropians. Don't be put off by the seemingly radical nature of my thesis - you may end up finding it not only convincing but also attractive and liberating! To begin, I will explain why I have come to dislike morality. Then, I will provide what I believe are solid theoretical reasons for rejecting any objectivist view of ethics (that is, any view stating that morals are objectively right or wrong, or actions objectively good or bad). Lastly, I will conclude the main part of the paper by moving beyond subjectivist ethics to an amoralist position. The Faults of Moralities Ap