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I get that, but given the observed existence of a subset of the population where this is currently acceptable, what does "enforcing [] religious or ethical norm
by sokoloff 3y ago
I get that, but given the observed existence of a subset of the population where this is currently acceptable, what does "enforcing [] religious or ethical norms" to fix the problem look like?
I agree with you there's a societal or communal failure here. I don't see what the solution is (other than jail time/etc).
- keiferski 3y agoMy immediate answer is to say something like "we need more ethical education" but that's obviously kind of a weak response. The long, slow answer might be that society may re-organize itself into sub-units that do enforce ethical behaviors, and those sub-units eventually prevail over those that don't.
- pixl97 3y ago>and those sub-units eventually prevail over those that don't. Why do you believe this?
- keiferski 3y agoI don't know if it's necessarily going to be the case, but I do think one can look at contemporary society and see that certain groups with "rigid" ethical systems are prevailing over those that don't. Economically, sometimes, but even moreso in a reproductive sense. I'm thinking of groups like the Mormons, Amish, Orthodox Jews, and so forth.