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'''Moral relativism''' is the philosophy that moral standards vary from society to society, and from time to time in history.  Under this theory, ethical principles are not universal and are merely social products.  This theory teaches that there is no objective moral order or absolute [[truth]]. Variability in what is seen as moral is seen throughout history: with the genocide of the Jews by the Nazi Party, the enslavement of the African people by both European and American powers, the persecution (including torture and murder) of Christians during Roman times and in Communist states, as well as the torture, imprisonment, and murder of scientists during the Eighteenth century by the Catholic Church, all justified by the perpetrators in moral terms.

'''Moral relativism''' is the philosophy that moral standards vary from society to society, and from time to time in history.  Under this theory, ethical principles are not universal and are merely social products.  This theory teaches that there is no objective moral order or absolute [[truth]]. Variability in what is seen as moral is seen throughout history: with the genocide of the Jews by the Nazi Party, the enslavement of the African people by both European and American powers, the persecution (including torture and murder) of Christians during Roman times and in Communist states, as well as the torture, imprisonment, and murder of scientists during the Eighteenth century by the Catholic Church, all justified by the perpetrators in moral terms.

According to the [[Discovery Institute]]:

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 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]