Even Christians, who ought to believe in an objective moral law revealed by God, tend to rely heavily on data and evidence-based arguments. It just feels natural in our society. And I think it feels natural because Christians, like everyone else, tend to think of themselves as autonomous. And among autonomous individuals, the language of numbers is the surest foundation for morality. Which brings us to another implication of our contemporary anthropology on morality: everything is in flux. Once you begin grounding morality on data, you must be ready to change moral norms and laws when the data
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