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I guessed such a strategy would hasten moral progress. I think of moral progress as the morality of a more sensitive minority impressing itself, over time, on the general population. Do you think of examples that don't fit this pattern? But -- for example -- most people I know aren't vegetarian but I think meat eaters could agree that vegetarians have the moral high ground if it were to be a moral issue. Meat eaters folding to become vegetarians would accelerate moral progress if this is what a future moral society would choose.
Homosexuality seems to be a case where a less sensitive minority is currently impressing itself on the general population. Do you consider acceptance of homosexuality to be against moral progress?
I would consider tolerance of homosexuality a case where a more sensitive morality is beginning to prevail over the majority: First, tolerance is the minority view (or was a bit ago) because non-tolerance was the status quo. Second, tolerance is the more sensitive moral position because it requires empathy with the group of weaker social influence.
I would stand by what I wrote, that moral progress would be the more sensitive minority impressing itself on the general population, since it's sort of tautologically true, but I'd be careful to emphasize that my post wouldn't prescribe anything about moral conflicts.