RE: Can objective morality exist in Atheism?
February 18, 2010 at 6:04 pm
(This post was last modified: February 18, 2010 at 6:05 pm by objectivitees.)
(February 18, 2010 at 5:43 pm)tavarish Wrote: Sure it does. If the society you belong to does not condone it, it matters.
Which part of "ultimately" did you miss in my reply? I didn't say it did not matter to society, I said it "ultimately" does not matter.
Quote:If I subjectively think that killing babies is fine, the society I'm in has something different to say about it.
Yes, but neither view would be "ultimate".
Quote:This does not mean that there is an objective standard, it just means I'm only as moral as my subjective societal norms perceive me to be.
That's what I meant. You seem to keep switching sides. If morality is relative to "societal norms" it's not "ultimate". If it's not "ultimate" it does not matter who survives and who dies.