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Category: Laws
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Created: Thursday, 30 June 2011 04:13
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Published: Thursday, 30 June 2011 04:08
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Written by Mark Heinz, OpEdNews
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Is morality absolute and objective, or relative and subjective?
As untenable as it might seem, I would offer that morality is both.
In the esoteric sense, and applying primarily to the individual, it is the former. Whereas in the pragmatic sense, applied primarily to the collective, it should be the latter.
From the standpoint of religious faith, religions carry at their core definitive moral absolutes for the individual. However, it is imperative to note, and too often forgotten, that these moral absolutes come with a clear caveat regarding how they are to be applied socially by the individual.
By way of example, Old Testament Biblical 10 Commandments lay out a clear code of personal conduct. And though they were originally part of Moses' dispensation, most Christians also embrace them.
Likewise, the Baha'i Faith carries in its tenants some clear rules of personal conduct -- such as prohibitions against the consumption of alcohol or fornication.
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