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>There is right and wrong, and that is more important than respect for other cultures. Well you should examine more deeply your concept of "respect", "right" a
by Lordarminius 10y ago
>There is right and wrong, and that is more important than respect for other cultures.
Well you should examine more deeply your concept of "respect", "right" and "wrong".
America for instance punishes bigamy; when I am in America I respect the law. The vast majority of people in other parts of the world frown upon homosexuality and lesbianism. Don't try to bully a path to my accepting your point of view.
I am not making a moral judgement in my argument; what I am simply saying is that Western standards of morality are not the world's standards. Respect other people
These issues have been extensively discussed on other fora. No need to revisit them here. I come to HN for tech discussions.
- tptacek 10y agoThe government of apartheid South Africa "frowned upon" black people. Should we have been more tolerant of apartheid, or do you think persecution of gays is a lesser moral offense?