Is morality fundamentally objective?
I say it is; even if interpretations of it differ. For philosophers, living and dead, questions like this have been their life's concern. So maybe I can't say anything new. But maybe they were wordy and abstruse; and my unoriginal insights can be interesting. :) I read this article today about really bad workplace bullying that ended in suicide. Hazing appears to be pervasive in some lines of work, and these particular bullies are not remorseful. They think they applied to the victim just the same violent routines they applied to everyone as a "prank". This included: Forcing him naked in a cage; dousing him in a flammable liquid; and burning his clothes. Locking him in the trunk of a car and hosing him down with a pressure cleaner. Pressure cleaners – by the way – can cause injuries resulting in amputation . Most people may consider these actions blatantly abhorrent. There are some, though, who defend them; saying morality is subjective. Who's to say tha