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 If morality is subjective, what is the purpose?
As that means I can commit crimes, and say that to me, it subjectively feels right.

If we were to have a vote, mob rule might swing to move law in a certain direction.
Be that bomb Palestine.
Be that Hitler’s camps.
Be that starve Yemen.
Whatever, 100 examples...

The point is the foundation of individual liberty is to have rights regardless of the majority’s vote.
The only way to maintain these freedoms against the majority is with an objective standard.

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