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The erosion of traditional values is rooted in the philosophical decline stemming from the Reformation and Enlightenment challenges to the existence of God and objective morality. Philosophers like Nietzsche argued for the death of God, leading to moral relativism where what is "good" or "bad" is merely a matter of personal or cultural opinion.
This relativism has fostered practices such as the nationalist atrocities of Nazi Germany, where "respect all cultures" often served as a justification for profound atrocities—like the Holocaust—instituted by individuals who devalued human life by relativizing morality.