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Judgment is a Moral Responsibility

We need more of it, not less

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Mark McDonald, M.D.
Dec 07, 2023
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“Don’t judge.”
“You’re being judgmental.”
“Stop judging.”

We hear these complaints frequently from representatives of the Left. They abhor any judgment coming from outside their circle. They rail against judgment because it threatens to hold them morally accountable. In effect, they condemn all judgment except for their own.

To do good in this world, we need to judge. Given how badly things are going right now, it appears that we need more judgment, not less.

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