It would be nice to live in a world of ideological, social, and cultural homogeneity where everyone agreed and no conflict was necessary. In such an environment, it would be easy to decide on the “good” in society because uniformity of thought and opinion would make this obvious. Leaders could then be trusted to implement good laws and likewise be held accountable to them. But that simply isn’t reality. I don’t think I need to argue that point. Whether it should be reality, however, is where we are taking this essay. The ideological suppositions of both liberals and conservatives often bridge the claim of moral superiority. Those on the left may try to demonstrate, empirically, that a rational, secular human being can only come to one conclusion. When this fails in practice – since people are not so easily persuaded into one ideology – it creates a natural dilemma. If we disagree on truth, morality, and the question of the “good,” how can we still create a functioning, healthy, bene
