Moral relativism
199What's so great about So-crates?
22 Jul 2024
40:34¶ 124
“When I was a kid, if you wanted to combat relativism there was a real simple way. You pulled up the Holocaust because in…”
40:53¶ 125
“It didn’t matter how relativistic you were, you couldn’t say, “Well, if they wanted to, sure.” You backpedaled. You made up things. You made…”
41:10¶ 126
“Today more likely you’ll hear, “What’s a holocaust?” and when it’s explained, “Well…”
186The Worldview that Shaped Western Civilization
25 Mar 2024
46:25¶ 159
“Relativism ultimately leads to a very intolerant absolutism. There will be this time when they will say, “Well, you know, it was okay for…”
47:21¶ 161
“Where are these standards coming from? Don’t ask that question. You won’t get an answer because it’s assumed that somewhere in here by emotional…”
47:55¶ 162
“We cannot say, “But wait, freedom! Rights! Morality!” and they will say, “Where were you when you lost that discussion? Those are not real.…”
153A New Law (Part 2)
16 Jan 2023
29:10¶ 111
“It’s a funny thing. When I was growing up, when you wanted to face relativism the one card you could always play was the…”
29:56¶ 113
“If you actually explain to them, “This was a whole country that decided it was politically expedient to eliminate six million people from their…”
30:17¶ 114
“What I’ve been trying to wrap my head around for the past few years is how the Nazis enjoy (for lack of a better…”
128Of Contracts and Covenants (Part 1)
25 Jul 2022
10:32¶ 27
“After that we’re running out of options. You can appeal to society, but the problem with that is society keeps changing, and we have…”
11:22¶ 31
“You can actually say that now because things have changed so quickly. I think the only lesson there really is that you try to…”
11:36¶ 32
“I’m not quite sure what else is left, some kind of pragmatic approach that says we all agree that we want these goals. Oh…”