Yes. The problem is, if you look at the biggest disagreements humans have had—slavery, abortion, regional independence, whom to tax, how much the state should help people who can’t help themselves, how much clothing women should wear, whether women should work outside the home—none of them can be resolved in this method. Religion, possibly; but only to the extent that a religion’s followers care about the end goal of getting into heaven, and not to the extent that they have internalized its values.
Yes. The problem is, if you look at the biggest disagreements humans have had—slavery, abortion, regional independence, whom to tax, how much the state should help people who can’t help themselves, how much clothing women should wear, whether women should work outside the home—none of them can be resolved in this method. Religion, possibly; but only to the extent that a religion’s followers care about the end goal of getting into heaven, and not to the extent that they have internalized its values.