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Moral absolutism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moral absolutism is the meta-ethical view that certain actions are absolutely right or wrong, devoid of the context of the act. Thus lying, for instance, might be considered to be always immoral, eve...
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Moral relativism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In philosophy moral relativism is the position that moral or ethical propositions do not reflect universal moral truths (neither objective nor subjective). Instead, Moral Relativism makes claims rel...
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Absolute morality cannot exist, because morality is a judgment call. There is no universal morality, no one-size-fits-all. Neither can you do whatever you choose. Society has standards, and they change. What is, or is not, considered moral behavior is decided upon by society.
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Introduction to morality. Diversity of moral beliefs; What is its basis?... ... Comparing biblical morality with today's morality; ... Absolute truth...
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Can the Bible (or Any) God; Support an Absolute Morality? by Tim Gorski, M. D. ... Is that an absolute morality? I don't think so. Rather, it's a morality that's completely relative to His (or Her or Its) desire. In a word--well, three actually--it's *might makes right*. It's another version of the law of the jungle.
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The objectivity (nonarbitrariness) of morality is definable. ... While absolute is not a good term to use, it's general meaning as "nonrelative" morality is definable in terms of objective analysis. The question is whether there is an objective reality and standard involved, which makes the subject nonarbitrary;
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Christianity question: What is the definition of absolute morality? Abstaining for all evil, and dong all that God has commanded us to do. Apart for Jesus Christ there has been no man who has ever attained ... Apart for Jesus Christ there has been no man who has ever attained absolute morality. All have sinned in the eyes...
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