... strong beliefs about animal treatment, may find Islamic practice of animal sacrifice immoral, and fail to recognise the religious significance and the importance of the activity to that community. Therefore absolutism can seem intolerant to circumstantial moral wrongs and cultural diversity. Since the Holy Bible was written, a set of absolutist morals have been established and conformed to most traditional religions. However mankind is constantly evolving. Evolution of the human species has enabled mankind to start discovering and expand his knowledge. Through scientific advances in technology we are finding that religion says one thing and science provides conflicting answers. This is the basis of an ongoing conflict between religious beliefs, which hold faith in unproven phenomenons, and the scientific approach which provides something substantial. An absolutist conform, identifies with only 'black and white' there are no shades of grey as it were. Yet with our knowledge, it has come ...

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