Is Morality Real… or Just a Group Agreement?
Do you believe there is objective morality — meaning some actions are truly right or wrong, regardless of culture, opinion, or time? Or is morality just a social contract we invented to keep society functioning? For example: - If every society agreed that stealing was acceptable… would it become morally okay? - If morality evolves over time (which it clearly does), does that mean it was never objective to begin with? - When we say something is “wrong,” are we discovering a truth — or expressing a preference? Some people argue: - Morality is objective because certain principles (like unnecessary suffering being wrong) feel universally true. - Others argue morality is subjective because it varies across cultures and history. And here’s the twist: If morality is subjective, on what grounds can we condemn anything? If morality is objective, where does it come from? God? Evolution? Reason? Human well-being? Something else? I’m curious where this community stands. Is morality discovered… or invented? Give your take — and more importantly, explain why.