Why Moral Relativism Is Dangerous [And Disproves Itself!]

Trent Horn, Catholic Answers Apologist, shares how Moral Relativism is more dangerous than it may seem. He also gives rebuttals to 3 common abjections to absolute morality.

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00:00 Introduction
00:23 Dictatorship of Relativism
01:40 Contradictions of Relativism
02:55 Disagreement Rebutted
04:01 Moral Dilemmas Rebutted
04:44 Judgementalism Rebutted
05:27 Moral Standards
06:30 School of Apologetics

[richardhunter]

I think we should be clear what moral relativism is and what it is not. moral relativism is not the idea that everyone should just believe whatever they want to believe. moral relativism is simply the belief that there are no objective moral facts. if morality is not objective, then it must be relative. I personally have quite firm moral beliefs - and I believe people would be better off if they agreed with them - but they are still relative, because they can't be otherwise

[heavenbound---]

How do we decide if the Pope is right or wrong?

[ImTiredOfThisChurch]

Any good book on the subject? I’m really interested in morality topics

[theboombody]

If we define moral nihilism and moral absolutism as follows, where would moral relativism fall?

Moral Absolutism = at least one moral principle cannot be destroyed by man.

Moral Nihilism = every moral principle can be destroyed by man.

[djo-dji]

About 6 years ago a Catholic friend told me: "You can worship any god you want, the Catholic Church now accepts that." At the time I was still an atheist, and yet that statement shocked me.

[jamesbarringer]

I agree that truth matters. But it makes me wonder why misrepresentation of Protestant beliefs are such a large part of your program.

[GoCatholicApologetics]

Moral relativism is certainly wrong but it's a seductive temptation the more non-empathetic and judgemental the conservative orthodoxy becomes.

[alexnorth]

Believe whatever you want. Morality is defined only by us humans and in many different ways.

[SergeantSkeptic]

_Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness._ Is that moral relativism? _WE THE PEOPLE!_ Absolutely not *King and Church.*

[popescucristian]

nihilism be like
the truth is that there is no truth

[delbronx]

Murder isn’t wrong if the outcome is that my enemies are dead. The ends justify the means, morality isn’t real.