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Whether morality is relative or universal is one of the most popular and difficult questions ever. Obviously, there will always be as many opinions as people. Some people may consider that morality is relative, since what is good for one person may not seem to be good for another one. Other people may believe that morality is universal since there is or at least should be a strict division between good and bad, right and wrong, moral and immoral, etc. As one can see, it is rather hard to define morality precisely.

As for me, I believe that, ideally, morality should be universal. In this case, there would be more good people, better relationships, and less societal problems as well as misunderstandings. Of course, it would be much easier if people considered the same things good or bad. However, I understand that, in fact, morality is not universal but relative. To some extent, this is a problem of humanity. Most people are sure that they are moral and do everything in the best possible way. Many consider that it is normal to betray, lie, steal, drink a lot of alcohol, etc.

The main reason why morality is relative is the fact that it is people who create the moral norms (Williams, 2012). Besides, it is well-known that humans tend to entertain and break rules. As a result, one can see that people created moral norms, but further generations constantly violate the existing rules. One of the main proofs of the fact that morality is relative is the existence of different moral norms in different countries and nationalities. Unfortunately, there are only few norms or rules that can be admitted as universal ones. For instance, everyone knows that killing or using drugs is bad. Nevertheless, there are people who enjoy such activities; therefore, they consider they to be good for them.

References

Williams, B. (2012). Morality: An introduction to ethics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.