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> But who decides which rules are neutral You’re correct that rules are themselves to an high degree arbitrary. They can only be imposed by a source of authori
by rayiner 2mo ago
> But who decides which rules are neutral
You’re correct that rules are themselves to an high degree arbitrary. They can only be imposed by a source of authority that’s beyond question: God(s), elders, founding fathers, kings, etc. In the case of the U.S. it’s historical inertia going back to 1215.
- inigyou 2mo agoThose aren't neutral, they're just Schelling points.
- rayiner 2mo agoThey don’t actually have to be neutral, people just have to accept them as neutral and elevate them above their own sense of right and wrong.
- bluGill 2mo ago> people just have to accept them as neutral and elevate them above their own sense of right and wrong. I would say people need to accept them as neutral and make them their own sense of right and wrong. You can have a stricter personal set of right and wrong, but it needs to be something that society recognizes as a stricter in all ways.