morality is objective

72 years

"Abstract" refers to something that's imperceivable but realizable or understandable. The reason I said temperature was not abstract is because thermometers can tell us what the temperature is based on physical phenomena. We don't have the same physical measuring device to apply towards morality.

Topic is morality, not god. 

I'm not quite so sure...  it's true you can't measure the morality of an act with a simple device but you could quantify how much harm or benefit accrues from it.   That would give you a rough measure of it's morality.   By identifying and measuring other real, quanifiable effects we could refine our estimate of morality of an act's as much as in required.

That would possibly fail for some things that are sometimes referred to as 'moral issues', wherethere is no (or litte) actual harm or benefit but it goes against a convention or norm, such as cross-dressing in public. 

I'd say 'moral' issues divide into '[proper] morality' and 'petty morality'.  Proper morality is concerned with fundamental matters such as murder and theft; petty morality is concerned with the host of arbitrary rules all societies need in order to function smoothly, ie essentally 'customs'.   If you go abroad you can be sure the same 'proper morality' will apply - nowhere is wanton murder permitted, but it is easy to offend local 'petty morality' by doing what is accepted at home.

I think that discussing 'morality' without making the distiction between 'proper' and 'petty' forms is not all that useful but its rarely done.

 

How could you quantify the harm or benefit of a moral action? The relative harm or benefit will always be in relation to a goal. A thermometer doesnt need to involve goals to give you a reading.