Explain the strengths of Relativism

... Moral Relativism is an approach to ethics. It is the belief that morality does not relate to any absolute standards of right and wrong, But that things such as circumstance and culture affect was is perceived to be 'good' and 'bad' or 'right' and 'wrong'. It is a subjective truth. The idea behind moral relativism is to make the right decision based on the current situation. By taking each choice at a time and weighing up the pros and cons, moral relativists should be able to make a decision that suits everybody involved best. A relativist would never view two situations the same, as they know that no two situations can ever be identical. In this way Moral Relativists are the opposite to absolutists, such as strict upholders of the Natural law approach to ethics. This is because Moral Relativists can never rule anything out or say

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