THBT outer space ought to be privatised

The is-ought distinction, first posited by David Hume, highlights that one cannot derive moral or prescriptive statements from the mere descriptive existence of something. For instance, just because it is true that children get Leukemia, does not mean it ought be this way.

Recent scholarship, Rawls 1970 (contested) and Fleesler 2026, has attested that there is a further distinction between what we should realistically do, and what we ought ideally do. Since then, there has been a vibrant and respectful discussion and debate where further distinctions between should and ought have been posited.