well a more complete quote (i didn't want to spoil too much, you could say) is
...etc.Originally Posted by sam harris
and he is right about that. moral relativism is a JUGGERNAUT in modern philosophy. ultimately. that is to say, lots of moral philosophers (and laypeople -- don't forget them!) will maintain that X is right or wrong only to a point and ultimately there is no real reason to maintain that Y viewpoint is more or less correct than another. moral relativism underlies a whole lot of modern thinking to the point that in many contexts it is treated as axiomatic.
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