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RE: Schools don't teach moral relativism.

Comment comment by Brandon on 19 October 2006

I'm speaking theoretically concerning the existence of morality, while you seem to be approaching it from an application perspective. Because of that, I agree with you while still holding my original point. Morality cannot theoretically exist on anything but a relativistic scale without something "greater" than the individual - and personal revelation is needed to completely remove doubt concerning the selection of a particular moral system.

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RE: Schools don't teach moral relativism. by markmcb :: NR7

Agreed.

I think the trick is to make society accept this fact and move on with what most groups feel is right most of the time. Most drivers for morality come to similar conclusions, and laws can be agreed upon. Where there is great deviation is where moral relativism seems to make more sense though, from a societal standpoint. Religion tends to lose in political debates these days, unless of course all of your politician are of the same religion.

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