only by recognizing objective value does one have grounds for hoping that a resolution of moral differences can be obtained through reasonable and peaceful means. Without such a shared premise as a bedrock, we cannot dispute matters rationally with one another, but only assert our particular subjective preferences and try to shout down those whose preferences conflict with our own. To deny this core principle is to deny what makes us human: it leads to a situation that is so ethically immature it does not even rise to the level of Paganism.
