Comments on: Moral Relativism is the Root of All Society’s Problems! http://www.irreligiosity.com/2008/04/04/moral-relativism-is-the-root-of-all-societys-problems/ Because heresy is a victimless crime. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:32:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: BlackSun http://www.irreligiosity.com/2008/04/04/moral-relativism-is-the-root-of-all-societys-problems/#comment-58 BlackSun Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:49:30 +0000 http://www.irreligiosity.com/2008/04/04/moral-relativism-is-the-root-of-all-societys-problems/#comment-58 Ouch! You really don't want to espouse moral relativism. The answer you're looking for is objective humanistic morality. This can be determined by evolutionary psychology, the study of game theory, agent-based modeling, solving for best outcomes. (Prosperity, reduction in suffering, freedom of choice.) Moral relativism is just an excuse for people to behave however they wish. It's just as bad as absolutist scriptural morality (which differs widely depending on what your scripture is)--though at the other end of the spectrum. Ouch! You really don’t want to espouse moral relativism. The answer you’re looking for is objective humanistic morality.

This can be determined by evolutionary psychology, the study of game theory, agent-based modeling, solving for best outcomes. (Prosperity, reduction in suffering, freedom of choice.)

Moral relativism is just an excuse for people to behave however they wish. It’s just as bad as absolutist scriptural morality (which differs widely depending on what your scripture is)–though at the other end of the spectrum.

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