Objection: "It's Just Culture"
The Claim:
"Morality is just a Social Contract. What is 'right' is whatever the majority agrees upon at the time. There is no absolute standard—only cultural consensus."
1. The "Fixed Ruler" Test
We often hear that society has "improved" because we moved from oppression to liberty. But if culture is the only standard, "improvement" is a logical impossibility.
Status: ILLOGICAL PROGRESS
To say that Society B is better than Society A, we must be measuring them both against a Fixed Ruler that sits outside of both. Without a standard above culture, we can only say society has "changed," never that it has "improved." To celebrate progress is to acknowledge an Absolute Standard.
2. The Reformer's Dilemma
If the majority determines what is "Right," then every moral hero in history was technically a criminal.
The Minority is "Wrong"
Under this theory, when reformers stood against the majority, they weren't heroes—they were evil-doers because they were violating the social contract of their time. We only call them heroes today because we recognize they were appealing to a Law that is higher than the majority vote.
3. The Comparison Fallacy
Cultures often disagree on etiquette (how we eat or dress), but they rarely disagree on the bedrock (that we should be fair or honest).
Diversity vs. Truth
Two people can disagree on the height of a mountain, but that doesn't mean the mountain is made of opinions. Disagreement doesn't prove subjectivity; it only proves that some people are closer to the Absolute Truth than others.