Cultural Reletivism
... This claim is known as Cultural Relativism. “Cultural Relativism, as it has been called, challenges our ordinary belief in the objectivity and universality of moral truth. There is no such thing as universal truth in ethics: there there are only the various cultural codes, and nothing more. ... It is clear that the answer to the question of ethics is, Cultural Relativism. ... Another reason I believe in cultural relativism is because it helps us out in certain ways. ... “People believe in cultural relativism because when your dealing with morality, there is no objective truth. ... With the knowledge of cultural rituals or the customs of each society, we will be able to accept the different things they do that are different to our own society. ... Without Cultural Relativism this understanding could not take place. ... There are a couple of consequences of cultural relativism. ... This consequence is true and is one of the main arguments for cultural relativism. This is just evidence that proves cultural relativism is the way to go. ... A second consequence that proves true to cultural relativism is, “ we could decide whether actions are right or wrong just by consulting the standards of our society” (Rachels 619). With cultural relativism, we have an easy way to know if an action is right or wrong.