It’s clear we very much disagree whether morality is derived from or aligned with the judgment of the public. But surely you can understand that such disagreement exists, and that your perspective on this isn’t held by everyone? If someone talks about virtue, you can’t assume they are talking about the will of the majority, and you can’t infer that a statement is contradictory based on the assumption that the ‘virtue’ refers to the will of the majority, because that’s just your opinion and probably not what they mean. I bet your opinion on this isn’t even shared by most people.
It’s clear we very much disagree whether morality is derived from or aligned with the judgment of the public. But surely you can understand that such disagreement exists, and that your perspective on this isn’t held by everyone? If someone talks about virtue, you can’t assume they are talking about the will of the majority, and you can’t infer that a statement is contradictory based on the assumption that the ‘virtue’ refers to the will of the majority, because that’s just your opinion and probably not what they mean. I bet your opinion on this isn’t even shared by most people.