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Originally posted by Dan_ref
... Morality is never relative. [/B]
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What the? Morality is
always relative. The definition of morality according to HyperDic (http://www.hyperdic.net/dic/m/morality.htm) is:
Concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong. Right or good conduct.
What defines good and evil or right and wrong? Culture, religion, age, race, gender, all determine an individuals concept of right and wrong, and therefore morals.
Is it immoral/wrong to eat pork - I say no, a Jew would say yes. Is drinking alcohol immoral - again I say no, a Muslim would say yes. How about corporal punishment of children (ie smacking) - some people consider this immoral - others support it. Eating meat? Vegans would definitely say this is immoral. Is slavery immoral? The average American in the 1800's would have said no.
I agree that for an action to be corageous it must be moral justifiable, however an act that is immoral is not neccessarily cowardly. It is dolphins and porpoises. All dolphins are porpoises, not all porpoises are dolphins.