Posted on 03/23/2015 9:07:33 AM PDT by Salvation
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REALTIVISM
In philosophy, the view that there is no absolute truth or certitude. It is claimed that truth depends entirely on variable factors such as person, place, time, and circumstances. Moral relativism holds that there are no unchangeable principles of human behavior, either because all truth is relative or becaue there are no inherently evil actins, sicne everything depends on other factors, such as customs, conventions, or social approval.
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https://carm.org/what-relativism
If all moral views are equally valid, then do we have the right to punish anyone? Can we ever say that something is wrong? In order to say that something is wrong, we must first have a standard by which we weigh right and wrong in order to make a judgment. If that standard of right and wrong is based on relativism, then it is not a standard at all. In relativism, standards of right and wrong are derived from social norms. Since society changes, the norms would change and so would right and wrong. If right and wrong change, then how can anyone be rightly judged for something he did wrong if that wrong might become right in the future?
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According to God, who is unchanging, do right and wrong change?
You mean REL-A-TIV-ISM?..................
Did you read this on your link?
**Unfortunately, the philosophy of relativism is pervasive in our culture today. With the rejection of God, and Christianity in particular,**
I know that is the common, modern spelling so I double checked it.
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?letter=R
I think they misspelled it!...................
In the definition the spell it correctly!:
In philosophy, the view that there is no absolute truth or certitude. It is claimed that truth depends entirely on variable factors such as person, place, time, and circumstances. Moral -—— relativism -—— holds that there are no unchangeable principles of human behavior, either because all truth is relative or becaue there are no inherently evil actins, sicne everything depends on other factors, such as customs, conventions, or social approval.
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