RE: Russia embraces religious intolerance with draconian blasphemy and anti-gay laws
June 18, 2013 at 6:59 pm
(June 18, 2013 at 4:52 pm)Psykhronic Wrote: I don't know if it is right for sure. But societies do seem to make their own moralities.
Why DOES it make rape okay?
It seems we have to options here, either…
1. Rape is always wrong, no matter when or where it is committed.
OR
2. Rape is only wrong if a society (or people) deems it wrong.
Your relativistic definition logically leads to the second option, however you seem to be hinting at or acting like the first option is what is true, I’d agree with that, but in an atheistic universe I do not see how you can demonstrate that the first option is in fact true. Does that make sense?
(June 18, 2013 at 5:12 pm)Ryantology Wrote: Well then, if you feel that I should have to defend my beliefs against yours, then you will tell me precisely what your dispute is regarding my beliefs and then I will defend them.
Sure, the fact that you claim morals are relative, but then you also believe you are justified in criticizing morals that differ from yours upon moralistic grounds; how do you reconcile that apparent contradictory behavior?
