Do you have relativistic ideas operating in your thought system?

Do you have relativistic ideas operating in your thought system?

Have you ever thought or heard and not challenged the idea,

1)       That we should not make moral judgments of other people?

2)       That each person must make up his or her own mind about what his or her moral rules will be?

3)       That unless you walk a mile in the other person’s moccasins, you can’t make a judgment concerning them?

4)       That while some act might not be morally correct for you it might be correct for another person
Or
conversely have you thought that while some act might be morally correct for you it might not be morally correct for another person?

5)       That each person must make up his or her own morality?

Well, if you answered, "Yes" to any of the above you have RELATIVISTICS ideas operating in your thought system.  

Ethical relativism is the theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture. That is, whether an action is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is practiced.

The same action may be morally right in one society but be morally wrong in another. For the ethical relativist, there are no universal moral standards -- standards that can be universally applied to all peoples at all times. The only moral standards against which a society's practices can be judged are its own.

Most ethicists reject the theory of ethical relativism. But even if the theory of ethical relativism is rejected, it must be acknowledged that the concept raises important issues.

Ethical relativism reminds us that different societies have different moral beliefs and that our beliefs are deeply influenced by culture. It also encourages us to explore the reasons underlying beliefs that differ from our own, while challenging us to examine our reasons for the beliefs and values we hold.