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Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by harimau777 on Thursday November 21, 2019 @02:58PM (#21598812)
I think you are confusing whether people agree on right and wrong with whether their is an objective right and wrong. It's entirely possible that there is an objective right and wrong but that some people are mistaken as to what it is.
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Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by bluGill on Thursday November 21, 2019 @03:03PM (#21598879)
Philosopher's have not been able to agree on anything. Religion and culture can agree on many right and wrongs, but there is nothing universal across other religions or cultures.
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Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by harimau777 on Thursday November 21, 2019 @07:54PM (#21601450)
That doesn't mean that there is nothing universal, just that religions and cultures don't always agree on what it is.

Even then, there is generally agreement that murder is wrong, and that murder means killing innocent people. The disagreement is generally over what constitutes "innocent" and "people". Similarly, pretty much everyone agrees that stealing is wrong, the differences are just in the details of what constitutes property and associated rights.

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