Originally Posted by
Petros Agapetos
I don't think God is an appropriate reference point of morality, since you'd have to rely on either divine command (whatever God commands is moral and therefore obligatory) or natural law (God's nature is moral and good), I think both of these are relative to God, in one case on his opinion (subjectivism) or on his nature (problematic). If what God commands what is moral then it is merely his opinion, subjective, if however God only commands things that are moral, then we can investigate his nature regardless of whether he exists or says so.
I tend to cling on to objective morality because I despise relativism (especially cultural relativism). I understand that the opposite of relativism is not objectivism, it is absolutism. To be honest, I am still exploring philosophical terms to discern what it is that I believe in, and what my views ought to be.
I am in Engineering, but I am taking time to educate myself on important philosophical topics, but I am a complete amateur. Could you perhaps assist me?
Is there any form of moral objectivism that you would accept?
For me, there are forms of relativism that I do accept.
It may be impractical to claim that anyone possesses absolute morality or even objective morality. However, I believe it exists.
Why would you go looking for something you don't believe exists.
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