(September 16, 2011 at 4:46 pm)StatCrux Wrote: As an aside,
"Philosopher Simon Blackburn made a similar criticism,[16] and explains that moral relativism fails as a moral system simply because it cannot arbitrate disagreements." Wikipedia.
Simon Blackburn is a well respected humanist, so this is not an atheist vs Christian problem.
Right. Which naturally explains the lack of secular legal systems in the world.
Disputes are arbitrated according to standards established via law, subject to change as the values of those represented by lawmakers in democratic systems.
Blackburn should try stepping outside of his ivory tower every now and then.