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Author Topic:   Human rights, cultural diversity, and moral relativity
Dr Jack
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Message 12 of 270 (434519)
11-16-2007 6:07 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Silent H
11-15-2007 1:11 AM


And moreso, I believe there is inherent value to cultural diversity, so that human experience and intellect does not stagnate in a monoculture.
What it is it about cultural diversity you think is so valuable? Personally, I couldn't give a stuff about cultural diversity. It's an irrelevance. I do care about human suffering, and individual rights; these strike me as much more important concepts.

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Dr Jack
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From: Immigrant in the land of Deutsch
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Message 127 of 270 (435653)
11-22-2007 9:04 AM
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11-19-2007 3:35 AM


Come on, people fight against change in their lifestyles all the time. You don't care because nobody is challenging yours.
So what? So people fight against change? How is that a justification for anything?
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Some people in California died trying to protect their homes from wildfires. Instead of evacuating, they stood in the face of towering flames. They didn't want to move their homes, they didn't want to lose their belongings, their way of life. Is it really so hard to understand?
No, it isn't. And they should be free to do so.
[quote]Different people and cultures choose to put value on different aspects of their lives. You happen to put it on human suffering and individual rights. Other people see it differently.[/qs]
They can see it however they like; but unless they have the individual right to choose, they can't do it however they like. That's what it boils down to.

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