In the late 90's or thereabouts, Greg Koukl and Frank Beckwith published a book on Relativism. In one of the chapters, Greg wrote a series of mock diaglogues in which he tried to show that moral relativism is self-refuting (at least in some of the ways it is practiced). Today, I had a conversation that could've come straight out of Koukl's chapter. It was so text book I felt silly typing my part. It was in the comment section of a YouTube poll that asked "Is in vitro fertalization (IVF) morally acceptable?" This is how it went down:
Random citizen: These questions are ludicrous. You can't shove your shit morality on other people.
Sam I Am: Why not?
Random citizen: because it's your morality, not someone else's. Live your life by it, but don't force others to it. Live and let live.
Sam I Am: What if my morality says it's okay to push it on other people? Isn't it your morality that I shouldn't? Why push that morality on me? Why not just live and let live?
Random citizen: that's what I'm saying, Live and let live which means asshole, you live your life and let others live THEIRS AS THEY SEE FIT.
Sam I Am: But that's YOUR morality, not mine. Why are you pushing it on me? If you believe in "live and let live," then why not practice it instead of pushnig your morals on other people?
