Are we Heading Toward A Moral Society?
Spectrum Street Epistemology at Incubate Debate National Championship
At the 2024 Incubate Debate National Championship, Peter engaged high school students in a discussion about college abolishing DEI programs.
With more businesses eliminating their DEI programs, will colleges and universities follow their lead? Will this change usher in a more moral society, where every individual can thrive and contribute based on their abilities and merits, regardless of their background or identity?
I've been tying to understand WHY. Why racial, economic, cultural differences matter? Why I'm supposed to care one way or the other about someones race, if they are rich or poor, where they came from (their culture).
"There are two races of men in this world, but only these two -- the "race" of the decent man and the "race" of the indecent man. Both are found everywhere; they penetrate into all groups of society. No group consists entirely of decent or indecent people."
Viktor Frankl
H/T Dennis Prager
In other words This is Silly.
I am impressed by how articulate these students are, how well they think on their feet, and how they employ critical thinking skills. I am also impressed with the moderator. Talk about skill! I imagine a good deal of hard work and preparation had to go into managing the debate topics and participants - effectively - in real time. As for the overarching question (“Are we heading toward a moral society?”), is the question meant to imply a moral society (writ large) does not exist? Do different groups within society have more morals than others? If so, what accounts for that? Do different people define their morality differently? How much of “morality” is based on people taking responsibility for their own actions and speech? If taking responsibility were more pervasive, would society be more moral than less moral - regardless of how you define morality?