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I was making specific claims and a general claim. Here's the general one: The “moral complexity” of slavery, suffrage etc. is almost entirely artificial.¹ Ther
by wizzwizz4 5y ago
I was making specific claims and a general claim. Here's the general one:
The “moral complexity” of slavery, suffrage etc. is almost entirely artificial.¹ There is genuine, non-artificial moral uncertainty surrounding abortion (even though we can determine the right thing to do in a subset of cases).
Do you dispute this? If not, there's no argument.
¹: I also made the general claim that, as society shifted so that previous justifications could no longer hold water, the artificial justification in vogue also shifted. Fundamentally, “we deserve to be in charge” doesn't seem to change, and it's incredibly rare for anyone in power to question that – this refers to the “why” reasons used to justify that assertion (which aren't proper reasons, because they're effectively post-hoc rationalisations to support, not evidence, the claim).