Good and Evil

Right or Wrong

Different society’s all across the world, have different views of what is considered right and what is wrong in there cultures. Take this for example, while a good majority of our society today considers incest to be taboo and wrong. I have heard that people who live deep in the Tennessee mountains think that incest is ok and tend to practice it regularly. Most people are able to come to the realization of what is right and wrong through how they were raised, some through there closest friends, and others by learning from there own mistakes. I was raised on a good, solid Christian background so that is were I get most of my moral heading on being able to tell the difference between right and wrong. I have also had my fair share of learning from my mistakes. So in actuality, the realization of what is right and wrong, is up to the person who is making that decision.


If had to classify myself as either a moral relativist or a moral absolutist. It would have to be an moral absolutist. Wikipedia defines moral absolutism as “the belief that there are absolute standards against which moral questions can be judged, and certain actions are considered right and wrong, devoid the context of the act”. Since I have a Christian background, I also believe that any acts we commit can be judged by God whenever we die. In a sense, in that definition, the absolute standards that they are talking about could be coming from the Bible from a Christians point of view. They are also certain acts that can be considered right or wrong no matter what it is. Take for example, some one who commits murder, even if it is in self defense, it is still considered murder. Whether or not that person is convicted in a court of law, is up to the jury who happens to be in that case. Moral absolutist also believe that morals are inherent in the laws of the universe, the nature of humanity, the will of God, or some other source. I, too, believe that any morals that a child may get when they are growing up come from parent and the rules that they have. A big part of were children get there morals also comes from whether or not they go to church.