Artifact Five

Limbaugh, David. "On Root Causes and Relativism". Townhall. April 24, 2002. January 1, 2007. <http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DavidLimbaugh/2002/04/24/on_root_causes_and_relativism>

Limbaugh points out that although the act was morally wrong, many try to justify terrorism or a woman killing her child. This is caused by relativism, which is "the assumption that all human behavior (...) can be explained mechanistically or deterministically". Limbaugh points out that the viewpoint that everyone is just is ridiculous. Which it is.

When talking about ethnocentrism, one must remember that just because a person is naturally biased doesn't mean that any other opinion could be rationally justified. Therefore, although no one could deny that lemmings have a reason to jump off a cliff, that same reason cannot be justified. Accepting anything would be to be morally empty, and that is evil.

Of course, all cultures have their own natural set of morals, but these are always similar, since only through common standards does civilisation progress. For ethnocentrism to develop would be the introduction of the belief that foreign morals are evil, that is, void of any comprehensibility. However, that differs from a heinous act; the act itself can be contributive or harmful to the world. Whatever is harmful could be colloquially referred to as evil. But one must be cautious.

Limbaugh reminds that saying everything is justifiable is ridiculous. If an answer lies in pedagogy, then one must not say: "Accept" but rather "Think".

Questions:
1) Why does the premise of absolutism have to be brought up in any argument?
2) To think is it to accept a command to think?
3) If one must be able to think, then is ethnocentrism not necessary?