Hi Jorj
Why does the origin of the values make a difference? I believe that my values are as absolute as the described PMPs. And I know many people who derive their values from religious beliefs who have similar values to mine (my wife being a prime example).
The origin of particular values makes a difference because, if they are not rooted in some fixed and absolute standard, then they are merely conventions, that can and will change, depending on the whims and fancies of each particular person or generation. This is I believe, the position of a Moral Relativist. It's an easy theory, but it is impossible to live without logical contradiction at a rudimentary level. That is to say, you can't pick and choose which principals you will hold others to, while allowing that nothing is absolutely wrong. Actually you can't even state the position without logically contradicting yourself. If Moral Relativism is true, then the statement, "nothing is absolutely wrong" is also relative, and it cannot be applied, as it commonly is, to all morality. If it is false then we need not concern ourselves with it. Either way it is self contradicting or irrelevant.
Now you say your own values are "as absolute as the described PMPs." . Would you care to explain why that is so if God does not exist, and all that does exist, is a material universe that is unplanned, and has no purpose except for that which we give it? |
