"This action goes against everything I think is important."
"This action goes against everything I think is important."
This action goes against everything I think is important.
A:A moral absolutist like St Augustine would say that one should never commit a sin, even to prevent a much greater wrong. Lying is a sin, so it is not permissible to lie in order to prevent a rape or murder. Over time, Augustine himself found moral absolutism a difficult position to maintain.
By applying principles of right and wrong
A.This action goes against my principles.
A.This action goes against my principles.
always wrong or always right.
An action is either right or wrong.
Killing is wrong except in cases of self-defense.
The concept of Christian ethics is generally considered absolutist, as it is based on the belief in objective moral truths derived from the teachings of Christianity.
the courts are never wrong