General question about the possibility of objective moral truth

Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!

Current time: July 21, 2025, 1:47 am

Thread Rating:

0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
1
2
3
4
5

Thread Modes

General question about the possibility of objective moral truth

BrianSoddingBoru4 Offline

Power-Drunk Administrator

Religious Views: Headology

Posts: 48605
Threads: 551
Joined: July 24, 2013
Reputation: 109

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth

September 12, 2015 at 10:02 pm

From the point of view of the atheist I know best, ALL moral rules are subjective, but that doesn't mean that they don't merit following.

To cite your specific example, I agree that killing people is generally morally wrong, but there are instances where killing a particular person in a particular circumstance is morally justified.

Boru

‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax

Find

« Next Oldest | Next Newest »

Messages In This Thread

General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Michael Wald - September 12, 2015 at 9:52 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Chad32 - September 12, 2015 at 10:00 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by ignoramus - September 12, 2015 at 10:01 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 12, 2015 at 10:02 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Pyrrho - September 12, 2015 at 10:04 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Faith No More - September 12, 2015 at 10:07 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Michael Wald - September 13, 2015 at 1:47 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 13, 2015 at 2:28 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Michael Wald - September 13, 2015 at 8:01 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Chad32 - September 13, 2015 at 8:07 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 13, 2015 at 9:46 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Chad32 - September 12, 2015 at 10:09 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Natachan - September 12, 2015 at 11:54 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Michael Wald - September 13, 2015 at 3:11 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Natachan - September 13, 2015 at 11:16 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 14, 2015 at 2:01 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Michael Wald - September 14, 2015 at 7:21 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 14, 2015 at 9:08 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Grandizer - September 14, 2015 at 9:54 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Faith No More - September 14, 2015 at 10:54 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by paulpablo - September 13, 2015 at 1:00 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Chad32 - September 13, 2015 at 11:18 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Whateverist - September 13, 2015 at 1:55 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 13, 2015 at 2:23 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by brewer - September 13, 2015 at 11:59 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Whateverist - September 13, 2015 at 12:04 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Chad32 - September 13, 2015 at 5:54 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by abaris - September 13, 2015 at 8:04 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Mudhammam - September 14, 2015 at 8:57 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Neo-Scholastic - September 14, 2015 at 9:42 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Whateverist - September 14, 2015 at 9:49 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 14, 2015 at 11:32 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by LastPoet - September 14, 2015 at 11:39 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by LastPoet - September 14, 2015 at 9:58 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by mdpar3 - September 14, 2015 at 10:03 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 14, 2015 at 10:13 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by robvalue - September 14, 2015 at 10:17 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Chad32 - September 14, 2015 at 11:45 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Fidel_Castronaut - September 14, 2015 at 5:45 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Simon Moon - September 14, 2015 at 6:03 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by LastPoet - September 14, 2015 at 10:09 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by LastPoet - September 14, 2015 at 10:10 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by LastPoet - September 14, 2015 at 10:21 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by robvalue - September 14, 2015 at 10:25 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Mudhammam - September 14, 2015 at 11:42 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 14, 2015 at 11:52 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Faith No More - September 14, 2015 at 1:40 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by robvalue - September 14, 2015 at 11:42 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by robvalue - September 14, 2015 at 11:47 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Chad32 - September 14, 2015 at 11:50 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Neo-Scholastic - September 14, 2015 at 1:27 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 14, 2015 at 1:53 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by LastPoet - September 14, 2015 at 1:54 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Neo-Scholastic - September 14, 2015 at 1:57 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 14, 2015 at 5:55 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Neo-Scholastic - September 14, 2015 at 6:17 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 14, 2015 at 7:20 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Mudhammam - September 14, 2015 at 2:01 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Neo-Scholastic - September 14, 2015 at 6:55 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Chad32 - September 14, 2015 at 2:12 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Simon Moon - September 14, 2015 at 2:45 pm

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by robvalue - September 15, 2015 at 2:05 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by Neo-Scholastic - September 15, 2015 at 9:14 am

RE: General question about the possibility of objective moral truth - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 15, 2015 at 10:28 am

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread		Author	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Conscience and the Moral Argument as Evidence for the Goodness of God.	Nishant Xavier	162	19804	July 9, 2023 at 7:53 am Last Post: Deesse23
	Moral universalism and theism	Interaktive	20	3291	May 6, 2022 at 7:23 pm Last Post: The Grand Nudger
	Open to explore possibility	zwanzig	102	13269	February 20, 2021 at 12:59 am Last Post: Astreja
	Perhaps none of us know the truth	Transcended Dimensions	20	5147	March 10, 2018 at 8:01 am Last Post: I_am_not_mafia
	Objective/subjective morals	Jazzyj7	61	7630	February 19, 2018 at 9:20 pm Last Post: Whateverist
	Religion stifles Moral Evolution	Cecelia	107	22488	December 4, 2017 at 2:37 pm Last Post: Astreja
	Does religion expose the shortcomings of empathy based moral systems	henryp	19	3681	December 2, 2017 at 7:54 pm Last Post: henryp
	Objective morality as a proper basic belief	Little Henry	609	200891	July 29, 2017 at 1:02 am Last Post: Astonished
	Creationist Moral Panic	Amarok	15	6493	June 13, 2017 at 10:42 am Last Post: Mister Agenda
	General statement to theists who read this.	Brian37	24	5165	April 11, 2017 at 12:44 pm Last Post: Jeanne

View a Printable Version

Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)

Login
Username:
Password:	Lost Password?
	Remember me