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'''Relativism''' is the post-modern idea that there can be no absolutes.  20th century [[philosopher]]s, and especially [[liberal]]s, expounded on a theory of [[moral relativism]], that there is no absolute right or wrong.  Unfortunately, this moral weakening is dangerous, and teaches, in essence, that nothing is wrong, setting mankind ethically adrift.
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'''Relativism''' is the post-modern idea that there can be no absolutes.  20th century [[philosopher]]s, and especially [[liberal]]s, expounded on a theory of [[moral relativism]], that there is no absolute right or wrong.  Unfortunately, this moral weakening is dangerous, and teaches, in essence, that nothing is wrong, setting mankind [[Ethics|ethically]] adrift.
    
[[Liberals]] try to give '''relativism''' credibility by citing the scientific [[theory of relativity]].  For example, [[Harvard]] Law School Professor [[Laurence Tribe]] argued that the [[theory of relativity]] justified finding a right to [[abortion]] in the [[U.S. Constitution]].<ref>L. Tribe, "The Curvature of Constitutional Space," Harv. L. Rev. (1989)</ref>
 
[[Liberals]] try to give '''relativism''' credibility by citing the scientific [[theory of relativity]].  For example, [[Harvard]] Law School Professor [[Laurence Tribe]] argued that the [[theory of relativity]] justified finding a right to [[abortion]] in the [[U.S. Constitution]].<ref>L. Tribe, "The Curvature of Constitutional Space," Harv. L. Rev. (1989)</ref>
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