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Moral nihilism, moral relativism, moral absolutism - these are all metaethical schools of thought.

Personally I land between relativism and absolutism: there is always a right or wrong choice but the action’s moral evaluation is deeply embedded in the relative situation. Some actions are “always” wrong but much more often it depends on the context, so the same action may be right in one scenario and wrong in another. But it still carries moral weight.

I separate my moral views from my opinions on law, to some degree. I am certainly not a moral nihilist; I just think there are circumstances where someone should be legally free to make a “morally wrong” decision. If morality and societal law were identical, there would be insufficient freedom to choose the “right” path and thereby develop your soul/spiritual self/personal growth.

If law and morality are identical, then all moral choices are coerced and therefor not a freely-chosen good action.

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Contra 2y ago

I appreciate the conversation

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boston wine 2y ago

Me too!

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