Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism | Prof. Francis Beckwith
The Thomistic Institute
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Argument From Disagreement Is Overrated
Disagreement in and of itself, or even the proposition that whenever there's disagreement there's no right answer, simply doesn't follow. And secondly, it also is kind of an odd proposition, right? You can simply announce that you disagree with it, and now you have disagreement about something. And that's a reason to reject it. Third problem with the argument from disagreement is that it's overrated. So lets let's what do we mean by that? Well, take for example the issue of abortion. Although it's true that prolipers and prochoicers disagree on its morality, they do not disagree on the moral principle that it is wrong to intentionally kill innocent persons.
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