Some people believe that what is morally right pleases people because it is morally right, and others believe that morality is determined by what society likes. To say which option is correct, it is necessary to distinguish them from each other. The first possibility suggests that moral values are universal and that actions are indisputably just or unjust. Furthermore, it implies that human beings do not choose what is moral or immoral. Consequently, morality is a predetermined law that humans follow simply because it is intrinsically right. The second possibility, however, suggests that people decide what is morally right or wrong. This means that morality exists only within the limits of society and mind. In other words, the only reason something is right or wrong is because a person or group thinks it is
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