Objective morality is an oxymoron.
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True.
It certainly can be.
Morality is subjective. So yeah.
It certainly can be. But for example, the sexual abuse of a child isn't morally subjective. Some things are objectively immoral given the society we choose to create and live in.
Ultimately, there's the metaphysical level where—at the highest level—"nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so," sure. But on the human, practical level, some lines simply aren't up for debate. Do you think this is one of them?
study already shows that humans are biased as a result of our brain trainings to date. it only happened that some are more aware of their biased. Morality in itself is a reflection of our life experiences, culture, content exposure, religion, etc ☺️ In short, your observation is spot on 👏
Morality is subjective.
But we must have objective and precise laws and rules and objective punishments for people who break those laws, because society needs functioning objectively.
Crazy to think that giving someone or some group the power to impose their subjective morals code on the whole of society is the essence of tirany and despotism.
While subjecting the whole society to an objective code of laws, with no Room to subjectivity, is the root of the most advanced societal systems we could create to this date.
Why do you think that?