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> we've improved as a species This is arguing in a circle. It's only an "improvement" for someone who already agrees with your ethical and moral claim.
by pdonis 4y ago
> we've improved as a species
This is arguing in a circle. It's only an "improvement" for someone who already agrees with your ethical and moral claim.
- washbrain 4y agoDisagree, cultural norms are not just formless things that can come and go entirely without context. We can never have a discussion about the morality of slavery without the historical context.
- pdonis 4y agoYou aren't disagreeing with me, you're agreeing with me. You're saying that ethical and moral claims are context dependent, not absolute. Such claims include claims that, for example, abolishing slavery or lynching is an "improvement". Which is exactly my point.