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Absolutism And Objective Values
Absolutism is the belief that there is one and only one truth. Those who espouse absolutism usually also believe that they know what this absolute truth is. Ethical norms or precepts exist independent of human experience are objective and universally applicable.

In religious absolutism, most world religions accept that God created the universe. Most Christians also believe that Bible is the inspired of God, which is absolutely right. They have to follow the rules and the beliefs according to the bible.

“ There are no objective values.” which is written by a modern relativist, J.L. Mackie. He maintains that values, the good, rightness and wrongness, aren’t part of the fabric world.

The first difference is that there is an objective
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