Obert: “That’s your concept of moral progress? That’s your view of the last three thousand years? That’s why we have free speech, democracy, mass street protests against wars, nonlethal weapons, no more slavery—”
What does ‘moral progress’ mean? I could speak of ‘scientific progress’ and refer to the tendency of scientific change to produce models that are increasingly specific and accurate. Even if they’re not ultimately correct, they’re useful—predictive utility has increased.
What desirable condition is increased by free speech, democracy, and the like?
What desirable condition is increased by free speech, democracy, and the like?