Topic > Examples of Universal Morality - 719

For example, in southern India, relatives sometimes silently kill their elders, young people who are very ill, or when the family can no longer afford to care for or feed the sick through a practice called thalaikoothal (Magnier, 2013). The practice is implemented by setting a date of death, family members are asked to say goodbye and often to participate (Magnier, 2013). The terminally ill patient is given an oil bath, a head massage with cold water (to lower body temperature), and an extremely large amount of green coconut milk, which leads to death (Magnier, 2013). Some victims are killed by an act called milk therapy (Magnier, 2013). Fatal breathing difficulties occur when terminally ill patients are force-fed cow's milk and have their noses stuffed shut (Magnier, 2013). Moral relativism must be limited to one's social groups and members with whom they share certain social arrangements (Westacott. 2016). Moral relativism also rejects the theory that one can make a judgment about what is morally right and wrong for human beings, if under certain circumstances they can demonstrate that their actions are justified and binding on all human beings (Westacott, 2016 ). Without universal and moral principles of truth and absolute values, society will become weak and fragmented (Slick,