Quote Originally Posted by damyanti View Post
[B][COLOR="magenta"]The truth is we all know when something is rotten.
I do not agree. This thread started because we are not always sure. And doubt can be a good thing.

The main argument relativists appeal to is that of tolerance. They claim that telling someone their morality is wrong is intolerant, and relativism tolerates all views. But this is misleading. First of all, evil should never be tolerated. Should we tolerate a rapist's view that women are objects of gratification to be abused?
Intention is a key concept here. The idea is if the striving is for a good relationship for both or all parties, then what they do is their business.
"Evil" is a hard word to define, but surely intention comes into it?

we should always treat people fairly—but that is absolutism again. In fact, without universal moral principles there can be no goodness.
Then there can be no goodness, because we have no universal moral principles, not in general, and not in BDSM.

But we do have each other, common sense, and our compassion.

The fact is that all people are born with a conscience,
Sidestep: I have started a thread on conscience, would you like to participate?

and we all instinctively know when we have been wronged or when we have wronged others.
If that were true, we probably would have much less need of this site ;-)