Is Morality Real… or Just a Group Agreement?

Do you believe there is objective morality — meaning some actions are truly right or wrong, regardless of culture, opinion, or time?

Or is morality just a social contract we invented to keep society functioning?

For example:

If every society agreed that stealing was acceptable… would it become morally okay?
If morality evolves over time (which it clearly does), does that mean it was never objective to begin with?
When we say something is “wrong,” are we discovering a truth — or expressing a preference?

Some people argue:

Morality is objective because certain principles (like unnecessary suffering being wrong) feel universally true.
Others argue morality is subjective because it varies across cultures and history.

And here’s the twist:

If morality is subjective, on what grounds can we condemn anything?

If morality is objective, where does it come from?

God? Evolution? Reason? Human well-being? Something else?

I’m curious where this community stands.

Is morality discovered… or invented?

Give your take — and more importantly, explain why.

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