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I had a VERY long discussion with a friend who believes that moral values are shaped by societal norms, and that actions like lying or cheating are not inherently good or bad. However, I believe that humans with empathy can distinguish between right and wrong, making them realise some things like rape are inherently bad. There was so much more to this conversation, but this is just a short and simple version of it.

I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this topic tho
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Lolo 2y ago 💬 1

Somethings can’t be morally subjective right? What what his thoughts on killing somebody?

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isabella 2y ago 💬 1

he explained that the situation when it comes to killing someone varies on whether people would think its good or bad, like in self defense it would be OK but if you were to just kill someone it would obviously be bad

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Lolo 2y ago

Mhmm then I guess he’s right in some sense. Some things can be morally ambiguous depending on the situation. Like you could lie to protect someone. But like you said, I don’t see a scenario where rape would be “good”