In recent times, according to the [[Discovery Institute]]:
:''Moral relativism was uncritically adopted by much of the [[social sciences]], and it still under girds much of modern [[economics]], [[political science]], [[psychology]] and [[sociology]].'' [http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?id=349]
Moral relativity is a philosophy that states there is no absolute Right or Wrong, and that anyone can freely use his own conscience to decide what is moral. A moral relativist will not say that [[theft]] or [[murder]] is wrong, because he believes it is up to the murderer or thief to decide whether his behavior is justified.
'''"There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death."''' (Proverbs 14:12)
Moral relativity and related foolish thinking is what allows liberals to support [[abortion]], [[gay rights]], and [[drug abuse]]. Moral relativity erodes principled [[self-defense]] and thereby leads to misguided demands for [[gun control]] as well as psychiatric problems resulting from a lack of mental self-defense.
While the idea of moral relativity exists independently of (and substantially predates) the scientific [[theory of relativity]], moral relativists seized on the theory of relativity to legitimize their views. Historians such as Paul Johnson wrote about how the theory of relativity caused a sea change, justified or not, in 20th century thought.
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