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Try suggesting that Americans give up their guns, and you'll hear a lot about culture. Suggest that some places in USA don't fly a CSA flag and you'll hear abou
by rmc 11y ago
Try suggesting that Americans give up their guns, and you'll hear a lot about culture. Suggest that some places in USA don't fly a CSA flag and you'll hear about culture. Tell some christians that they need to teach their kids that's it's OK to be gay, and you'll hear a lot about religion and freedom of religion.
- nickik 11y agoIts exactly what he said, those people should not get a pass either. However I would also argue that for all of those their are non cultural/religion arguments that can be applied.
- lusis_eu 11y agoThe veil of ignorance [1] is a very nice step in the quest for a universal human morality. It abstracts away culture and makes biases and prejudices painfully clear, whatever the cultural background to reveal universal human values. Try to imagine being a black islamic lesbian undocumented immigrant in a small bible belt town. You have little knowledge of the English language. An immunology disorder makes it dangerous for you to get a vaccination. Your hobby is collecting fossils. Your neighbors would have to throw quite a bit of their culture out of the window if they really want to treat you with the respect you deserve as a human. Good people will make the effort, and rightly so. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_ofA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_ofA very strong reason for moving moral positions for may... _ignorance