Fixed Morality Research Paper

Fixed Morality in a Fluctuating World
Sonora Roman
Arizona Christian University Morality today is becoming increasingly defined by individual experience and preference. It has more to do with what is right for one person rather than for humanity as a whole. Morality cannot be purely relative to culture and upbringing because there are standards of morality that are consistent worldwide and a person’s background does not change those constants. Despite the fact that morality is becoming more relative, as a whole, moral standards have not really changed. There has never been a culture in the history of the world that promoted values and actions contrary to what is considered to morally right. Not once has a culture promoted rape, murder, lying, stealing, or other similar deeds (Lewis, 1952). Logically, it is easy to understand why such actions would not be permitted. Only chaos can exist without the order and structure of absolute law. However, if logic is the only reasoning behind laws, everything is permissible.
Say that a man were to rape a woman. Because he is not an animal this is wrong. If human law was determined only by logic, this would not be wrong merely illogical. Of course rape is obviously wrong, and not to be put on the same playing field as a misstep. There is another sense that all humans possess that produces a deep and instinctive feeling of disgust when we encounter something that is morally wrong. This is our sense of morality. With that in mind, there are certain issues that don’t line up exactly with the given