Are all societies and cultures morally equal?

**AmericanPride** · 07-27-2009

Since there's not even agreement on the origin, scope, nature, and purpose of morality, how can there be any answer? Even the idea that morality is or ought to be life-centered is done within a social context insofar that life and its various caveats are subject to varying ideas. Where do we even begin measuring the morality of another person, society, and their actions? In the 'strategic view' of a globalizing humanity, is religion even relevant or legitimate in defining morality? The problem IMO is not whether cultures are morally equal or not, but what obligations the answers may compel upon people. If cultures are morally equal, then what right does my country have in intervening (politically, legally, militarily, etc) in the social affairs (racism, genocide, etc) of another state?

**Ken White** · 07-27-2009

42 proof or even 42% / 84 proof fit to drink but whatever you're comfortable with...

**Ken White** · 07-27-2009

Originally Posted by AmericanPride

...then what right does my country have in intervening (politically, legally, militarily, etc) in the social affairs (racism, genocide, etc) of another state?

It's all about politics -- and you cannot get much further away from morality than that.

**Entropy** · 07-27-2009

Ken, this may explain "42."

**Ken White** · 07-27-2009

42 proof stuff. You can't wiggle out. That's my story and I'm sticking to it...

**Entropy** · 07-27-2009

Originally Posted by Ken White

42 proof stuff. You can't wiggle out. That's my story and I'm sticking to it...

Instead of the ads for beautiful Afghan girls I usually get at this site, this pops up this morning:

**Starbuck** · 07-27-2009

Oh, come on, the chicks in those ads are the same no matter what country you visit from. That site just recycles pics of American chicks and, based on your IP, claims they're from Kandahar or Mosul or wherever.

Um, not that I know or anything.

Anyway, back on the topic of moral equality: I think we need to address the question of moral relativism before we can answer whether or not societies are morally equal.