A few days ago my new Facebook friend wrote this
“Any individual who attempts to formulate an objective set of values will always fail, because the prism through which they analyze the world will inevitably be marred by their own experiences and perspectives. Therefore, moral standards are actually cultural standards, and nothing more. Cultural Relativism posits that there are no universal ethical truths, only various cultural codes!”
-Alvin MP Delfian-
This is accurate.
Further, as we evolve, humans need to acknowledge mortality (constant) instead of morality (relative). This is the only way to provide an adequate ethical regard for our species as we evolve technologically.
A topic widely discussed in a bioethics class I once took.
A great, and somewhat disturbing, question we would pose is to what extent do we interfere in cultures we deem inadequate or immoral? Do we have the right to stop something like female genital mutilation, or would it unethical to impose our own cultural beliefs on another people? Would it be the more ethical decision to provide a clean and sterile environment to perform the surgeries in?
Good question and quote.