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==Absolute morality== | ==Absolute morality== | ||
Absolute morality postulates that what is moral and what is immoral is independent of circumstances and unchanging. | Absolute morality postulates that what is moral and what is immoral is independent of circumstances and unchanging. It is very popular with religion believers because it fits their use of holy texts to determine morality. The opposite view is moral relativism. | ||
Assuming absolute morality is the only | Assuming absolute morality is the only form of morality is a popular assumption by apologists: | ||
{{quote|But how do they define immoral? Well, the only way to do that is to appeal to moral absolutes—which are found in God’s Word. <ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2016/04/21/atheists-accuse-god-of-immorality/]</ref>}} | {{quote|But how do they define immoral? Well, the only way to do that is to appeal to moral absolutes—which are found in God’s Word. <ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2016/04/21/atheists-accuse-god-of-immorality/]</ref>}} | ||
===Counter arguments=== | ===Counter arguments=== | ||
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==Moral relativism== | ==Moral relativism== | ||
Moral relativism on the other hand postulates that | Moral relativism on the other hand postulates that morals can be somewhat flexible, dependent on circumstances, and develops as education and understanding progresses. This acknowledges that cultural differences across different times and different regions may mean that what people consider moral can change. This change, particularly over time, is sometimes known as the moral zeitgeist, from the German "spirit of the times". Hence once slavery was accepted in parts of the western world, it now is not - or at least it has been outsourced to poorer countries and prisons. Moral relativism isn't without criticism as it is viewed as lending justification to clearly immoral acts by effectively saying "well, they do things differently over there". | ||
Subjective morality | ==Subjective morality== | ||
Subjective morality considers good and evil to depend on a person's opinion. It often differs between individuals. | |||
Christian apologists often criticism subjective morality for not providing any limit to what could be considered moral: | Christian apologists often criticism subjective morality for not providing any limit to what could be considered moral: |