My Point of View of Absolutist and Relativist

Topic: Right or Wrong?

Today everyone have their own opinions and morals. I believe that everyone should have their own side to pick from. I believe that I am an absolutist, because I have my own morals and my own beliefs on certain situations when some people may think that it is not right. Moral absolutism is a belief on their absolute standards that can be questioned and judged. Moral relativism is a philosophical view that what is right or wrong and good or bad is not absolute but variable and relative, depending on the person, circumstances, or social situation.
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For example prejudice and racism is a good example of right and wrong situations. I believe that no one should be racist just based on someone color of their skin. I call myself an absolutist, because I believe that it don’t matter what color you that you can date whoever you care about and love besides what someone thinks about it. I know several people who do not believe on that. Today I see a lot of people that are prejudice against one another and I don’t understand why. God put us all here on earth to get along with each other and to interact with each other. No one should discriminate on one another just because of race, color, or for some outrageous reason. I don’t believe it is called for someone to judge someone based on their color. On the other hand we have some people that do it daily and they will never change, but they have their own morals and opinions.

Another good example is committing a crime. Someone commits a crime everyday. One crime that I see that is broken a lot is stealing. Yes, stealing is a crime. Why should someone steal something that they can or cannot afford? It is not worth to steal something, because in the long run you will be paying more for the item than what you would have paid for it if you just purchased the item. You may end up in jail just for stealing a little simple item when I believe that you could just ask someone to get the item for you so you won’t have to worry about getting caught stealing and more than likely they will purchase the item for you. You only have a 50/50 chance to start with so why risk you life of paying a large fine or even going to jail just for an item when you could just ask someone to purchase the item for you. I believe one crime is just as bad as another crime and the police should take action in any crime, because they are all crimes. For instance, if someone murders someone I believe they should be put in prison for life and never get out. On the other hand if someone murders someone in the case of self defense and if there is a clear evidence of it being self defense then they should not be punished for that. If it is done intentionally then they should be punished. But in most cases of stealing the purchaser has the chance to put the item back or for the company to call the police and if the purchaser does not put the item back then the police should take serious action and follow the procedures for being a thief.


A final example is about gay marriages. Today a lot of people agree with gay marriages and believe that is okay to do. I believe that two people of the same race should not be together. I believe God put two different races on earth so that a guy can be with a girl and not two of the same. It doesn’t make any sense to me for someone of the same race to be married to each other or to date each other in any way. That’s why I feel that I am an absolutism because I have my own opinions just like everyone else. I just do not agree with gay marriages at all.