1. Do you view the general public as primarily ethical or unethical - why or why not? Explain and defend your position.
2. Overall, evaluate and explain your answer to the following question: do you trust the general public that you meet on a daily basis (in other words, do you normally trust strangers or people you are just meeting)? Why or why not? Explain and defend your positions/answers in detail.
3. Do your answers to questions 4 & 5 match? If not, why not? How do you rectify these two opposite or different answers to what are, essentially, the same question just asked in a different manner?
4. The ethical theory of moral relativism holds that there are no universal ethical standards. In general, the theory of moral relativism states that there are no objective grounds for preferring the moral values of one culture over another. Societies make their moral choices based on their unique beliefs, customs, and practices. Therefore, a moral or ethical choice can only be judged by the values of a specific culture. In some ways, this suggests that one culture may never judge the ethics/morals of another culture.
5. Evaluate the validity of "moral/ethical relativism" - do you agree with this theory - why or why not? What are the relative strengths and weaknesses of this ethical theory? Defend your positions in detail.
6. In your view, are there moral or ethical lines that may not be crossed no matter where you are, where you're from, or in what culture you were raised? Why or why not? If so, what are those un-crossable moral/ethical lines? Why are these lines so important in your view?