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Re:Just how smart is an octopus? by burkaman on Monday January 09, 2017 @11:51PM (#13362681)
This does not make sense to me. Skimming Wikipedia, it sounds like you're describing "normative moral relativism": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_relativism

I think when most people say "moral relativism", they're talking about the descriptive or meta-ethical definitions. Even though I don't believe there is any objective universal truth that says murder is wrong, I still have based my moral system on the idea that society will not function if murder is allowed, so I and my society should remove anyone who violates this standard from our society. That is ideally what jail is for.

Your definition seems to push this to the absurd, and almost circle back on itself. Who are you to say that I shouldn't force others to live by my standard? Isn't that just your personal position, that you should keep to yourself?

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