I had this argument with a Muslim academic arguing for collectivism. He felt that people should be able to set up their own collectives & hold all members to certain rules but said he would leave one which didn't match his values so this just sounded like moral communities.https://twitter.com/Mecanek/status/996377952064540672 …
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I'd have no problem at all with people setting up their own collectives with their own values provided members of it were able to say 'Actually, I'm going to opt out of the 'draconian punishments for being gay' rule & be on my way now.' Of course, the grey area is with children.
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Historically speaking though, these sorts of moral communities always come with extreme penalties for apostates; there are some pretty obvious contemporary examples (Islam, Amish, Branch Davidians)
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I disagree with that, I think there are many people who's only communities are based on profession, hobby, and other interests of a non-moral nature. Sure, we all operate under some sort of legal system which is inherently a set of morals, but I wouldn't call that a community.
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Then we're talking about different things. You're seeing it as a much bigger thing than our tendency to seek out people with similar values for our friends and having certain unspoken boundaries. @Goddoesnt writes about them in Everybody is Wrong about God.
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