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Truth: Is it relative or absolute? In regard to t...

As a reader and a contributor to this message board since early January of this year,...

Posted by goingcommando

As a reader and a contributor to this message board since early January of this year, I’ve observed that many contributors think that whatever we as men consider to be right or wrong is dependent primarily on what we think as individuals to be right or wrong and is not dependent on something that is outside of ourselves—like a standard for right and wrong. In other words, we do what is right in our own eyes. That is our standard for morality. The mantra is that we “judge not lest we be judged,” and what one man does that we consider wrong may not be wrong because he doesn’t think it is wrong. It is really up to the individual to decide these questions. No one is to judge him since every man is different and can decide and should decide for himself what his actions should be. No one is to judge since that would be infringing on his right to decide for himself. Thus, there is no absolute truth since truth is relative.
So, we have a post entitled “Straight but had sexual activity with a buddy...” and have had at least 73 replies that debate if “BuddyFavor,” who is happily married, should or should not have had drunken “man on man” sex with his male friend while on a trip to Florida. The opinions have ranged from either “go for it” and enjoy this “extension of masturbation” to how does his wife figure into this triangle of extra-marital sex as well as the possibility of STD’s. Few, if any, are willing to say that BuddyFavor’s behavior is morally wrong and that his behavior is a transgression against his wife and his marriage vows. If a judgment were given that his behavior is morally wrong, there would be no basis for the judgment if we believe that morality is a personal interpretation so no one has the “right” to say anything is wrong.
My question is: Is there any time when something is morally wrong? If something is morally wrong, why is it wrong?
Keep in mind the main philosophy that I see on these boards is that “we should not be judging” and that “truth is only what we think is true” since truth is relative and not absolute. Thus, with no absolutes, there can be no exceptions to the “rule” (there can be no absolutes).
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Married88: You pose a great question. Remember that those who post on this site are...

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