But one's morality depends on their values and culture, and therefore it's impossible to set a sweeping generalization when it comes to it".
But one's morality depends on their values and culture and therefore it's impossible to set a sweeping generalisation when it comes to it".
According to another perspective, derived from Kant, not only is it not the case that morality depends on religion, but in fact the reverse is true.
Others hold that morality depends on religion because the very idea of morality makes sense only if there is a God who sets objective standards or who will reward and punish people in the life to come.
Although this strikes us today as simply a case for an objectionable paternalistic imperialism (and it certainly was such a case), Mill's argument for the conclusion is more complex, including a claim that, since international morality depends on reciprocity, 'barbarous' governments that cannot be counted on to engage in reciprocal behavior have no rights qua governments.
We are already familiar with morality depending to some extent on arbitrary facts about the world: if one thinks about the particular requirements that he or she is under, one will note straightaway the extent to which these requirements have resulted from contingent and indeed fluky facts about oneself, one's relationships, and one's circumstances.
Hence, the authority of morality depends partly on objective factors and partly on the decisions of groups or individuals.
Looking at his life (and the pimping it seemed to mainly consist of), I realised that the idea that you can apply a rigid moral code to every situation in life is a limiting one, and that morality depends as much on circumstance as what your parents tell you is right and wrong.
Looking at his life (and the pimping it seemed to mainly consist of), I realized that the idea that you can apply a rigid moral code to every situation in life is a limiting one, and that morality depends as much on circumstance as what your parents tell you is right and wrong.
However, many atheists argue that treating morality legalistically involves a false analogy, and that morality does not depend on a lawmaker in the same way that laws do.
