1. Morality and Cultural Relativism
He further used religion as a justification claiming 'we are carrying on the mission of our prophet Muhammad... this is defensive Jihad.'1 Despite a Western audience viewing such an act as morally abhorrent, a cultural relativist would propose that bin Laden's actions were only wrong for those who did not share the same reasoning as him and his supporters. ... Objective Moral Realist's oppose these claims, and argue that there are objective moral truths that exist independent of cultural thought. ... Whilst Benedict may argue that we are not justified in dismissing the eth...
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