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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe reality in this argument has two places of interest. Verbiage<\/em><\/strong> and Perspective<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In verbiage<\/em><\/strong>, we find that many believe that everything is subjective. No two people agree on absolutely everything. Therefore, there cannot be an objective set of values and morals. But the verbiage is off. The term objective morality never says that two people must agree on everything. It merely states that values and morals can exist outside of individual opinion. So, for example, there are no cultures in which you can steal someone\u2019s property and it be widely accepted. It is objectively wrong to harm another human (outside of defense).<\/p>\n\n\n\n I once read some philosophy on this subject and saw two good points of view. First, let\u2019s look at slavery<\/u><\/em>. While there are still areas of slavery in the world today, no one will openly state that it is a good thing or a moral thing to be a slave owner. Everyone inherently knows it is wrong. Therefore, the objective morality around slavery exists. And if it exists anywhere, then it exists. It is the common sense<\/u><\/em> theory. There are certain common sense areas where there is objective morality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another point of view is that when two people disagree<\/u><\/em> over something, it is something subjective. But people won’t disagree over something objective. I love listening to Merle Haggard. My wife does not. The idea that he\u2019s a great singer is a subjective principle. The idea that he has won Grammys is an objective principle. We won\u2019t argue over whether he won Grammys. This is objectivity. This notion alone brings about the reality of an objective morality. If we can\u2019t steal without causing harm, and we can\u2019t enslave without causing harm, and we won\u2019t argue over this being immoral, then it is based on an objective morality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The other place of interest is perspective<\/em><\/strong>. This one is as simple as the first. If you have the perspective that there is no possibility of an objective morality, then there is nothing to stop you from taking what you want and doing what you want without limitations on your behavior. You have no guide, no standard, no measuring stick. Nothing is off limits. This will inevitably produce strife, recklessness, chaos, pain, heartache, and suffering of all sorts. Anyone that\u2019s lived for any amount of adulthood time knows this. Therefore, the perspective must be that there is a standard by which we all live. There must be an objective morality. Or at least there must be the perspective of an objective morality. The only real question for many is where this objective morality would derive from. My favorite psychologist, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, once said, \u201cI live as though<\/em> there is a God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Christians, we believe this objective morality comes from God and God\u2019s word to us. But again, there is this perspective thing that creeps its head into the church. For instance, Calvinism. Calvinism is the belief that God already knows everything, everything has already been determined, and your life is a predicted outcome of circumstances and events that will not change God\u2019s predetermined mind as to who enters the kingdom of heaven. The premise was that one should live hoping to be that soul. There is a case to be made that this is factually true. However, the problem with this line of thinking is obvious. If your perspective is that God has already chosen who enters heaven, then it doesn\u2019t matter how you live. There again, you find yourself having no limitations on your behavior, leading you right back down that hole of despair and brokenness. I must say that if there is not a single source of objective morality from which you pull your belief system from, you are bound to be misled into a way of thinking that is not grounded in fact or anything helpful to society. Again, for me, it is God. The system of God and Christianity leads me to a place of being the best version of me if I follow the teachings. I firmly believe the denial of an objective morality is the denial of evil, and we all know evil exists. God has never steered me wrong before. I don\u2019t expect Him to anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stay Classy GP!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grainger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Is there such a thing as objective morality? This is one of those questions that requires perspective. One could make a case that one\u2019s sense of objective morality is in fact rooted in subjectivity, making it subjective morality and no longer objective. For instance, if one says God is their objective morality, someone else could … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/denial-of-evil-1024x576.jpg\")
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