Philosophy - Two parts short assignment

PART B

Please response to these two original posts below. When responding to these posts, please either expand the thought, add additional insights, or respectfully disagree and explain why. Remember that we are after reasons and arguments, and not simply the statement of opinions.

Original Post 1

"What is moral relativism? Why might people be attracted to it? Is it plausible?"

First of all, moral relativism is the view that moral truths are subjective and depend on each individual's standpoints. Based on this, everyone's moral view is legitimate. This can be attracted because it sounds liberating and there is no need to argue for a particular position. Moral relativism seems convincing in some cases. For example, some people are okay with giving money to homeless people, thinking that it's good to provide for the people in need. Some people, on the other hand, claim that they can work to satisfy their own needs. Moral relativism works well in these cases because they all seem legitimate. However, there are cases that moral relativism does not seem reasonable. For example, child sacrifice in some cultures seems cruel and uncivilized to most people. Hence, moral relativism is not absolutely true. 

Original Post 2

“Is your death bad for you, specifically, or only (at most) for others? Why might someone claim that it isn’t bad for you?”

I'd start off by acknowledging what the two ancient philosophers, Lucretius and Epicurus, outlined about death. They made the point that death isn't necessarily bad for you since no suffering takes place and that you yourself don't realize your own death. In this way, one could make the claim that death isn't intrinsically bad for you.

Another perspective I wanted to add was the influence of death (both on you and others around you). Specifically, the event of death itself may not be bad for you, but the idea of impending death could impact one's life. Some may live freely, totally care- free, accepting of death and enjoy life in the moment. Others may be frightened by the idea of death that they live in constant fear and hence death causing their mental health to take its toll. In this way, I'd argue that death could, in fact, be bad for you. One common reason for being afraid of death is the fear of being forgotten. Not to mention the death of an individual certainly affects others; death doesn't affect one's life but also all that is connected to it. Focusing back to the point, it's clear that the very idea of death directly affects the concerned individual. The fact that those who live in fear of death are looking for legacies and footprints to leave after they leave this world is telling of how death could be arguably bad for you before it even happens.