I was being glib because you made some favorable (iyo) remark about the views of the people “in charge”.
I don’t actually think the “wise” I made up are entirely correct; that was just to make my paraphrase hew to the original quote about religion. Ethical statements are also tools for social signaling and status-seeking, which the “rulers” understand implicitly, among whom it is their primary purpose.
When I say a behavior is bad, it’s almost always merely an expression of my preferences. (I say almost to leave open the possibility that I might need to engage in social signaling sometimes.) But yes, I agree that all good people ought to share them and punish those who don’t.
I was being glib because you made some favorable (iyo) remark about the views of the people “in charge”.
I don’t actually think the “wise” I made up are entirely correct; that was just to make my paraphrase hew to the original quote about religion. Ethical statements are also tools for social signaling and status-seeking, which the “rulers” understand implicitly, among whom it is their primary purpose.
When I say a behavior is bad, it’s almost always merely an expression of my preferences. (I say almost to leave open the possibility that I might need to engage in social signaling sometimes.) But yes, I agree that all good people ought to share them and punish those who don’t.