01-26-2004, 10:50 PM
Quote:Culture is never a valid defense for anything.
Never? Be careful with using never, "culture" (the way we do it here) is used as a defense for such mundane decisions as which side of the road people drive on. ;)
Quote:Its not bad, but its not "good" either. It can have good and bad elements both, and all these should be judged on their value rather than on their history
Where do you think definitions of bad and good, subjective measures if there ever were any, came from? They are frequently defined within a social context that we would call culture.
Example: Slavery. In the cultural context of 1500, acceptable. Currently, not so today.
Example: Polygamy: OK under Islam, OK in some African cultures, not under Christianity, but OK under early Mormon doctrine
Example: Eating with your left hand. In the West, fine and good, in some Arab locales, bad.
Example: Death Penalty. In some cultures, good, in others, bad.
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Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete