https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/02/28/an-obvious-thought-on-cultural-relativism/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 19:10:05 -0400<![CDATA[Everyone has probably already thought of this, but something just struck me, during my morning coffee, about the post immediately below this one. Forget the bias, cultural relativism &#8230; the &#8220;upmarket philosophy&#8221; behind multi-culturalism &#8230; makes a wonderful excuse for laziness. If there is no truth, then there is no point in pursuing it. Since we&#8217;re all creating narratives anyway, why not just make things up &#8211; it&#8217;s easier and more fun and doesn&#8217;t challenge any of the ideas we&#8217;ve had since childhood. Hence, our media gives us stories like the famous Guantanamo Koran-flushing from Newsweek, which was written apparently without inquiring how that could be done (page by page?) or even if they had flush toilets (I understand they don&#8217;t). How much follow-up&#8230; work &#8230; went into that one? Or how much went into the construction of this poll, which is currently being bandied about? So cultural relativism is a great convenience for people who don&#8217;t want to bother. It might even bring back the martini lunch.]]>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:49:04 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/02/28/an-obvious-thought-on-cultural-relativism-n211526