Are some countries objectively better than others?

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English - September 29, 2021 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Are come countries objectively better than others?

In this episode, Ezechiel and Andy finish their discussion of moral relativism. If we don't want to be relativists, what ways are there to know whether one country or system is better than another?

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