gam@amdahl.UUCP (Gordon A. Moffett) (12/12/84)
> > = me > = Paul V. Torek, ihnp4!wucs!wucec1!pvt1047 > > So to say that "Thus and such is (morally) wrong" is to say "Thus and > > such is detremental or harmful to (will cause to change) my culture." > > Obviously false, given that people often call things done by their > culture morally wrong, even when the practice is entirely consistent > with the other aspects of the culture. There is nothing odd about > such criticism of one's own culture, yet by gam's definition it > would be very odd indeed (self-contradictory even). It depends on how "my culture" is defined by the individual. We have opposing viewpoints in our culture, for example, in regards to homosexuality. For one group, homosexuality is morally wrong and to accept it would be prelude to the downfall of "their" culture. Others feel that homosexuality is a needed component (for whatever reason) and it's eradication would be the detriment of "their" culture. Note that both fear cultural damage by the success of the opposing viewpoint. In this model, cultures are seen as evolutionary, and morals are the traits that cause them to survive or die (as someone else has pointed out, morals are tied to culture). Quid malberg in plano. -- Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,sun}!amdahl!gam 37 22'50" N / 121 59'12" W [ This is just me talking. ]