Posted: Mar 28, 2012 4:06 am
Personally, I don't weep over the idea that there is no objective morality. As societies increase in complexity and inter-connectedness, ethical thinking and practice evolve accordingly, except when thwarted by the pull of tradition and habit. An example: moral codes laid down by some desert dwellers thousands of years ago, codes given their deity's imprimatur in order to give them the sheen of absolute authority. I prefer a more dialectical approach to morality than ready answers from some old book and some ecclesiastical authority. It's messier and, by gosh, requires some thinking, and, god forbid, I might have to flip-flop on an issue, but I find it worth it in the end.