> [rhinoceros 3]
> My point here was that, while metamodernists are accused of ethical
> relativism (implying immorality), ethical relativism is omnipresent.
It could be argued that positing an absolute morality is immoral
because of its coercive implications ("what I say is right and if you
disagree you are evil - and should be
punished/sanctioned/ignored"). Absolutist systems are employed by
tyrants and monotheistic religions. At least relativists enjoy debate.
Walpurgis
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