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Those who adhere to this kind of statement are making an absolute statement about right and wrong!How do you respond to, "...if the people from all the world see right and wrong differently then right and wrong is not absolute."
Thanks.
j
"...if the people from all the world see right and wrong differently then right and wrong is not absolute."
How do you respond to, "...if the people from all the world see right and wrong differently then right and wrong is not absolute."
Thanks.
j
How do you respond to, "...if the people from all the world see right and wrong differently then right and wrong is not absolute."
Thanks.
j
Why can't someone say "there are no moral absolutes"? That doesn't seem to be a moral statement.
So is 1+0=1 also a moral statement?
If a culture or a person sees that there is nothing wrong with raping women for the fun of it and there are no moral absolutes, then another culture or person would have no basis for criticizing the moral actions of that culture or person. The act of criticizing the moral actions of another culture or person assumes that there are moral absolutes.
If a person says that there are no absolute moral values, then ask, "Is it an absolute moral value that one should not dump a pot of boiling water on someone else just for the fun of it and laugh about it?".
Why can't someone say "there are no moral absolutes"? That doesn't seem to be a moral statement.
exactly. If morals are culturally conditioned or stipulated or by convention, then I can (conveniently) stipulate my own morality on the spot.
So what I gather is someone can consistantly make the truth claim that there are no moral absolutes as long as he doesn't require anyone else to believe it.
Caleb, "if a claim is made *about* morality then it is a moral claim" is exactly what is in question.
Isn't that exactly what people do anyway?
Yeah I know, which is why I put the word 'Perhaps' in front of it. I think I put the problem in a short and concise manner that is easy to understand.Caleb, "if a claim is made *about* morality then it is a moral claim" is exactly what is in question.
But it does seem to be logically coherent; we just don't like the results.
The thing about the baseball bat is some people do prefer to settle things with violence. The person attacked will probably prefer not to be attacked and will use whatever means necessary to end the attack.
we just don't like the results.