Posted: Oct 25, 2019 7:55 pm
scott1328 wrote:aban57 wrote:
Slavery was never moral. The fact that it was accepted by some during a time doesn't make it moral. And seeing so many believers incapable of admitting this simple fact, just because it's written in their fairy tale book is sickening.
This statement implies a moral absolute and is self-defeating.
No it doesn't. It just means that what is moral and what is accepted at a certain time are not the same thing.
We base our morality on roughly 3 things : empathy, reciprocity (the golden rule is at least 4000 years old) and boundaries (my freedom ends where other people's starts). But the will to act morally has never been universally shared. it's becoming more prevalent with time, as we get rid of those against it, mainly dictators and religions.