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Can Objective Morality Make a Comeback?

By Filings on Thu, 12/07/23
Bible, Theology & Philosophy
Moral Relativism
Morality
Ethics
American Culture

“Why is it that for baseball, consensus favors ‘integrity and playing by the rules’—that is, adhering to an external order—whereas for morality, consensus favors doing what a person wishes to maximize utility or pleasure for that individual? In other words, why are Americans objectivists with baseball and subjectivists with morality?” - Public Discourse

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