Modern democracies assumed ethics could survive without institutions devoted to moral formation.
They were wrong.
This essay explores religion as moral infrastructure — without dogma, without theocracy — and why pluralism still needs shared moral foundations to function.
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https://thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/the-moral-infrastructure-problem
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Pluralism doesn’t require relativism.
Across religions and philosophies, the same core moral norms keep appearing.
That overlap matters.
Neither restoring theocracy nor pretending values are optional will work.
A shared moral foundation isn’t oppressive.
It’s the minimum requirement for freedom that lasts.
Read Essay:
https://thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/the-moral-infrastructure-problem
#MoralInfrastructure
#Ethics
#Pluralism
#ReligionAndSociety
#MoralFoundations
#Accountability
#TheGreatDecoupling
#CivicVirtue
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