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If one was to say that they believed homosexuality was moral, and another believed it was is immoral, according to the idea of Simple Subjectivism neither person is wrong. When someone states that they believe homosexuality is immoral, they are simply stating their negative feelings about it. The same applies for if one was to state that they believe homosexuality is morally acceptable, they are simply stating their positive feelings about it.
Simple Subjectivist also believes that if a person is sincerely stating their opinion that they are speaking the truth, thus they are infallible. This idea brings up arguments against Simple Subjectivism, how can one be infallible? If this type of philosophy hold true, and we all speak sincerely, then we are infallible.
However, we often make mistakes when stating our opinions even if we are sincere, thus we are fallible. So, simple subjectivism must not stand true. Another argument about Simple Subjectivism is that if one says homosexuality is immoral and another person says, Homosexuality is moral they are both disagreeing, yet both agree that the other person believes the opposite. So, both must be truthful, and there is no disagreement between them. Therefore, Simple Subjectivism cannot be correct.
The improved version of Subjectivism is known as Emotivism, which is based off of the belief that when one utters, Hurray for homosexuality is the same as stating I approve of homosexuality however one is not stating a fact, just an attitude. So this does away with the idea of infallibility that one has in Simple Subjectivism, because an Emotivist believes there is no right or wrong.
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