[stuartcr]

Your last statement is why I believe there is no morally absolute behavior in man, it's all relative.

[exmarine]

Your last statement is why I believe there is no morally absolute behavior in man, it's all relative.

I am not speaking of behavior, I am speaking of moral principles themselves. Behavior means nothing because it says nothing about what "ought" to be done. You can't make conclusions about moral principles from observing human behavior. They are two different things.

[exmarine]

Is it wrong to murder or steal? Is anything wrong? If you say no, then your observations about mankind are really meaningless becuase you have no standard with which to judge them. If you say no, then all human acts become morally neutral - feeding the poor and torturing a baby are equal morally. Is that what you believe?