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How might a moral relativist respond to the claim that people should always tell the truth?

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Have a little read: ... How might a moral relativist respond to the claim that people should always tell the truth? When the word "moral" is looked up in a dictionary, it gives the following definition - concerned with right or wrong conduct, a moral lesson or principle, a person's moral habits. Moral relativism is along the same lines, as moral relativism is the theory that morality, or standards of right or wrong are culturally based and therefore become a matter of individual choice. You decide what's right for you, and I'll decide what's right for me. Moral relativism says, "It's true for me, if I believe it." Moral relativism is strongly linked and related to meta-ethics. Meta-ethics has produced a large number of different theories that have helped to find and understand the meaning and function of ethical terms like 'good' and 'bad'. These are very usefully classified under three general

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