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The belief in objective values (what Ima Relativist calls "the myth of objectivity") holds that

    { 1 } - some things are objectively right or wrong, independently of what anyone may think or feel.
    { 2 } - the norms of our society are all objectively true.
    { 3 } - all cultures accept the same basic moral principles.

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1 is correct!

The belief in objective values (what Ima Relativist calls "the myth of objectivity") holds that

For example, Dr Martin Luther King claimed that racism was objectively wrong. He thought that racism would be wrong even if no society recognized this. He appealed to a higher truth about right and wrong, one that wasn't dependent on human thinking or feeling. Any culture that approved of racism would be mistaken.

Ima rejected this. She thought that the norms of another culture may be different from ours, but they can't be "incorrect" or "mistaken." Morality is a cultural construct -- and there are no objective truths about what is right or wrong.

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2 is wrong. Please try again.

The belief in objective values (what Ima Relativist calls "the myth of objectivity") holds that

    { 1 } - some things are objectively right or wrong, independently of what anyone may think or feel.
    { 2 } - the norms of our society are all objectively true.
    { 3 } - all cultures accept the same basic moral principles.

Those who believe in objective values could disagree with the norms of their own society.

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3 is wrong. Please try again.

The belief in objective values (what Ima Relativist calls "the myth of objectivity") holds that

    { 1 } - some things are objectively right or wrong, independently of what anyone may think or feel.
    { 2 } - the norms of our society are all objectively true.
    { 3 } - all cultures accept the same basic moral principles.

Those who believe in objective values could admit some disagreement over basic moral norms. But they'd say that the conflicting norms can't be equally correct.

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