I am sort of new to this whole thing and it is my first post in this topic, but here it goes. Morals are a byproduct of social norms. Social norms are things which are consitered normal in society. Now, morals are the unforced laws that a society has to keep social norms in place. For example, in our society we would consider eating with our hands to be rude and barbarrac. But to another society, it may be a norm that everyone does. Morals vary from different cultures all the way down to different families. Morals are not absolute because of their variance. HOWEVER, Mores are absolute. Mores are pretty much morals, but on a global scale. Laws are created to prevent mores from happening. Things like murder, child rape, or robbery, are considered mores. In conclusion, Morals = relative, Mores = absolute. I took a sociology class which we debated these types of subjects, so i'm pretty sure I know what i'm talking about. But, if anyone finds me wrong, please let me know. Thank you.

Last edited by exile; 06/25/06 06:05.