Why Is Relativism Wrong

belonging to the same country and culture changed their judgments on specific topics over the years. One of the examples could be the witch-haunt: girls labelled as witches were burnt alive or were victims of other punishments or tortures because they were considered dangerous, linked to the Devil and phenomenon os mass-hysteria arose around them. This process was considered right, since dangerous people were killed to restore the order (it was also supported and encouraged by the Church, so it appeared also more obvious that witch-hunt was right). Nowadays, in Europe (since in almost every European region witch-hunt took place) it is considered an incredibly shameful process, that put to death many innocent people. An essentially wrong action.
If we consider subjectivism, the view that relativism changes from person to person, we can take abortion as an example. Some people argue that abortion is essentially wrong because it is a murder of an innocent life. Others say it is right to be able to …show more content…
One example, could be the current turbulent discussion on hijabs, khimars and all different levels of veiling, up to burqas. So many Western women would shout out loud the principles of freedom and equality, the right of the woman to dress as she wants, to show her personality and dignity, not to be oppressed and would basically see the veiling habit as an imposition, so essentially, something wrong. On the other hand many Muslim women would laugh at how Western women consider themselves free and in the right position, without realizing that in their society they are oppressed anyway, since they are objects: they are their naked bodies exposed in TVs, ads, newspapers etc, they are their seductive faces that have to attract men. So they are essentially wrong when judging Muslim's women choice of wearing a