“An arbiter, derived from the Latin for judge, is defined as ‘one chosen to judge or decide a disputed issue’; also, ‘one who has the power to judge at will’.
“Many insist that an arbiter for morality and behavior is irrelevant today, that enlightened societies have progressed beyond judging morality and behavior, unless behavior breaks a law. Nonetheless, it is evident that human beings, though many will not admit it, need an arbiter. The fundamental question is who or what will this arbiter be?”
In a recent essay in The Catholic World Report, Thomas M. Doran reflected on who or what is the arbiter of morality and behavior: should it be an arbiter who understands man’s nature and offers a demanding path to genuine happiness and freedom or should it be fickle states, fashions, and human beings that can’t deliver what they promise?
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