The Oppression of Relativism

One of the attractions of relativism as a worldview for many is that it seems to promise emancipation, a voice to the previously voiceless and an escape from structures of power that dictate what is right and wrong. To allow everybody to have a voice on this for themselves. Its a very attrractive notion, seemingly very democratic. The more I see relativism at work in the public square the less I believe it delivers on the promise to give voices to all. Today is a sad day in the UK with the passing of the Human Embryology and Fertilisation Bill through Parliament. I am saddened by what will be allowed by the Bill and believe it has critical and horrendous consequences for a healthy concept of what it means to be human. But I am also saddened by the process that has accompanied it.
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