The notion that "morality is relative" seems to have died a quiet philosophical death. [View all]
A while ago - perhaps decades ago - there was a philosophical movement that went something like this:
"Ethics and morality are relative."
"There are no such things as moral absolutes."
"Everyone defines things differently based on their worldview, and you can't say that one worldview is better or worse than another."
Even more extreme versions went something like this:
"There is no such thing as right or wrong."
"There is no such thing as good or bad."
"We can't know any objective truth with certainty."
That belief seems to have died a quiet death. Nowadays, EVERYBODY argues from a standpoint of right and wrong.
People argue for gay marriage on a basis of right vs. wrong.
People argue against gay marriage on a basis of right vs. wrong.
People argue for abortion on a basis of right vs. wrong.
People argue against abortion on a basis of right vs. wrong.
Etc. etc. You could name a hundred different issues, and people will argue from a standpoint of right vs. wrong.
Seems that there is agreement by many that ethics and morality are NOT relative and that there IS absolute morality - it's just that the disagreement is over WHICH stance is more right.
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