pop morality

[Athene]

Drich
Homosexuality and Abortion are two good examples of how pop morality has changed it's 'values' concerning these two subjects. Just one or two generations ago these two social issues were THE most Immoral thing one could do in this society. Now the most immoral thing one can do is try and prevent someone from being gay or having an abortion.

The most? I don't think so, Drich.
Good old-fashioned murder has probably always been the standard.

Drich
So my question is, if you have a heart that blindly accepts everything society tells you is 'moral'/You justify your morality by using common/pop arguments, and you have no system of checks and balances outside of what society defines as 'moral' how then are you any different than dark age Christians, North Koreans, ISIS, Taliban, Nazis, the US slave traders/owners, The US citizens who supported the wholesale slaughter of the Indians Etc??

Society doesn't determine my sense of morality. Morality is a direct of result of my capacity for empathy. That's how and why I can make the determination that certain actions of a fictional character would be immoral if he were real, as well as how I could come to the conclusion that a currently accepted societal norm is NOT okay. I don't require anyone to tell me when something is immoral. If I can visualize something happening to myself or my children and know that it would cause needless pain, grief, anguish, and/or suffering, I can reasonably assume that no one else would want it done to them.