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The thing is, we all already know that we have abandoned some of the moral standards of the past, and that those in the past would view us as immoral/sinful/deg
by logicprog 3y ago
The thing is, we all already know that we have abandoned some of the moral standards of the past, and that those in the past would view us as immoral/sinful/degenerate/whatever. That's not actually a very interesting question or point at all. The interesting version of the moral decline question is whether there has been a decline in things we actually care about, which is why people react by trying to answer that question.
- rufus_foreman 3y ago"The interesting version of the moral decline question is whether there has been a decline in things we actually care about" Who is "we"? I do care about church membership, the premarital sex rate, trust in government, the prime age male labor force nonparticipation rate and marijuana use. So, I'm not sure who "we" is here, but it isn't me.
- Tostino 3y agoAll things that others are doing that has between zero and very little impact on you. No one is forcing you into any of it. Why not attempt to keep your moral outrage to yourself and just live your life?
- logicprog 3y agoWell, each person is probably going to care about different things, so the interesting moral decline question is going to be regarding different metrics for different people.