(September 26, 2014 at 6:16 pm)rasetsu Wrote: I don't know what if anything makes one more right than the other. Both embody deep sets of values and since values are somewhat arbitrary there appears to be no clear way to decide.
It's a puzzle I have yet to solve.
Let me give it a shot.
1. You assume that value system A is as deeply ingrained and arbitrary as value system B.
2. Therefore, there is no way to determine which is more right.
3. Without such a determination, it'd be wrong to impose one system over another.
In argument no.3 you have given a condition for determining which is more "right" - the condition being, without a clear determination of which is more right, the right thing to do is not to impose one over other.
Applying this at individual level, we can conclude that it'd be wrong to impose an arbitrary value system upon an individual. So, a political system that ensures that such an imposition won't occur would be more right. So, while the two systems maybe regarded as arbitrary at an individual level (they may not be, but that is a different discussion), at a political level, one comes out as a clear winner.
