Moral Relativism

A Christian's standard for deciding right from wrong is _____.

The Bible

Which of the following are examples of questions that call for an objective answer?

How many moons does the planet Saturn have? How many feet are in one mile? What is the average yearly rainfall for Seattle?

Describe the differences between individual moral relativism and cultural moral relativism.

Moral relativism holds that morals are true to each individual. Cultural relativism holds that morals are true to each culture.

Jonah cheated on his history test. Cheating on a test is _______ wrong.

Morally

The theory that absolute knowledge of things is impossible because it depends upon the mind's purely subjective way of relating to those things is called

relativism

The ___________ conforms to reason, to the sensible; the __________________ involves behavior in relation to right or wrong.

Rational Moral

The Winter Solstice always occurs on December 21st. This statement is _______________ wrong.

Rationally

The problem with people answering important questions based solely upon their own opinions or preferences is that all answers could not possibly be true.

True

The reason several answers could be acceptable for a subjective question is because the answer would depend on each person's taste or preference.

True

Which of the following questions call for a subjective answer?

"Does it look like it will be nice weather today?" "Do these cookies taste bad?" "Is everyone excited about the bowling party on Saturday?"

Moral relativism states, _____."

"It's true for me if I believe it "It's all right for me if I like to do it "If we have been doing it for a long time, it must be right

Moral relativism is objective because it's based on personal opinions or preferences.

False

A subjective truth is free of personal feelings, opinions, and prejudices.

False