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Not really relevant, the problem in China is that one has[1] to pay for a disabled person for all that person's life while a death incurs a one time payment. [

by jlg23 10y ago

Not really relevant, the problem in China is that one has[1] to pay for a disabled person for all that person's life while a death incurs a one time payment. [1] IIRC the recently changed the relevant laws or are currently debating to change them.

Chris2048 10y ago
The problem is also that you risk getting blamed merely for helping, This is why it is relevent.
- crimsonalucard 10y ago
  IMO the above case is more of a symptom of the problem rather than what causes the problem itself. Someone who helps is implicated as guilty because being indifferent and lacking morals is expected behavior, while 'helping' is considered highly abnormal and therefore the action is suspect. From personal experience I do not believe this is the real reason for why a family is left dying on the road. When I travel to certain countries in Asia I notice that there is a severe lack of morals and ethics. Heck in China, drivers back up over accident victims that they just hit to make sure the victim is dead so as to avoid a lifetime of hospital fees. I mean, this is murder done in the name to avoid paying a fee. What you see here in India is part of this same lack of ethics and morals that pervade certain cultures. People are honestly capable of great evil. What makes one culture more ethical than another country? I believe that the anthropological correlation lies in wealth and population. If a country is of high population and poor, then you will see more of this type of behavior. High population cities that are wealthy like tokyo or singapore are not like this at all while in the rural areas of nepal I've seen a sherpa carry an injured european stranger on his back down a mountain to base camp. Of course this is all anecdotal. There really needs to be a scientific study on ethics and culture. It would be a very touchy subject though as the results of the study will implicate some cultures as more 'evil' than others.
  - chaostheory 10y ago
    http://www.amazon.com/Trust-Social-Virtues-Creation-Prosperity/dp/0684825252 http://www.amazon.com/Trust-Social-Virtues-Creation-Prosperi...
  - burfog 10y ago
    "It would be a very touchy subject though as the results of the study will implicate some cultures as more 'evil' than others." You don't say? There is a mighty good chance it is even worse: this is a brain trait, and we know that brain traits are at least partially due to DNA. Anybody who dares to research this one is completely nuts, with or without tenure.
    - crimsonalucard 10y ago
      I disagree. I believe there is higher chance that the trait is cultural. But this of course is just derived from my anecdotal observations of human nature. >Anybody who dares to research this one is completely nuts, with or without tenure. What is interesting though is that in the field of anthropology there is total awareness of a certain fact. Throughout all ancient and historical human cultures, women have consistently been to certain degrees less privileged and more subservient to men. There is no definitive reason why this is the case, however biological imperative has not yet been ruled out. It's "nuts" but this is a case where political correctness has not yet suppressed what is otherwise a scientific observation. More interesting is that I was made aware of this fact by an anthropology professor at UCLA. She specifically believed that it was biological. She thought that women in general do not want to be leaders. (keyword: She)
      - eric_h 10y ago
        > Throughout all ancient and historical human cultures, women have consistently been to certain degrees less privileged and more subservient to men I suspect that this is largely due to men's greater capacity for violence than women, due to having proportionally more muscle mass.
        10y ago

by jlg23 10y ago

Chris2048 10y ago

The problem is also that you risk getting blamed merely for helping, This is why it is relevent.

crimsonalucard 10y ago
IMO the above case is more of a symptom of the problem rather than what causes the problem itself. Someone who helps is implicated as guilty because being indifferent and lacking morals is expected behavior, while 'helping' is considered highly abnormal and therefore the action is suspect. From personal experience I do not believe this is the real reason for why a family is left dying on the road. When I travel to certain countries in Asia I notice that there is a severe lack of morals and ethics. Heck in China, drivers back up over accident victims that they just hit to make sure the victim is dead so as to avoid a lifetime of hospital fees. I mean, this is murder done in the name to avoid paying a fee. What you see here in India is part of this same lack of ethics and morals that pervade certain cultures. People are honestly capable of great evil. What makes one culture more ethical than another country? I believe that the anthropological correlation lies in wealth and population. If a country is of high population and poor, then you will see more of this type of behavior. High population cities that are wealthy like tokyo or singapore are not like this at all while in the rural areas of nepal I've seen a sherpa carry an injured european stranger on his back down a mountain to base camp. Of course this is all anecdotal. There really needs to be a scientific study on ethics and culture. It would be a very touchy subject though as the results of the study will implicate some cultures as more 'evil' than others.
- chaostheory 10y ago
  http://www.amazon.com/Trust-Social-Virtues-Creation-Prosperity/dp/0684825252 http://www.amazon.com/Trust-Social-Virtues-Creation-Prosperi...
- burfog 10y ago
  "It would be a very touchy subject though as the results of the study will implicate some cultures as more 'evil' than others." You don't say? There is a mighty good chance it is even worse: this is a brain trait, and we know that brain traits are at least partially due to DNA. Anybody who dares to research this one is completely nuts, with or without tenure.
  - crimsonalucard 10y ago
    I disagree. I believe there is higher chance that the trait is cultural. But this of course is just derived from my anecdotal observations of human nature. >Anybody who dares to research this one is completely nuts, with or without tenure. What is interesting though is that in the field of anthropology there is total awareness of a certain fact. Throughout all ancient and historical human cultures, women have consistently been to certain degrees less privileged and more subservient to men. There is no definitive reason why this is the case, however biological imperative has not yet been ruled out. It's "nuts" but this is a case where political correctness has not yet suppressed what is otherwise a scientific observation. More interesting is that I was made aware of this fact by an anthropology professor at UCLA. She specifically believed that it was biological. She thought that women in general do not want to be leaders. (keyword: She)
    - eric_h 10y ago
      > Throughout all ancient and historical human cultures, women have consistently been to certain degrees less privileged and more subservient to men I suspect that this is largely due to men's greater capacity for violence than women, due to having proportionally more muscle mass.
      - 10y ago