We live in a world where good and evil cannot be absolutely defined. Different cultures, religious beliefs and of course individual prejudices and moral codes offer totally disparate notions of right and wrong. Cultural Imperialism refers to one culture imposing its views and code of conduct on another. What I wish to discuss is the question of comparative morality; whether interfering in another system of belief or way of life can be ethically justified. My own problem with the idea of imposing ones ideas upon others is that it presupposes our own are somehow more valid. Naturally everyone believes their...
condone the genital mutilation I hope you cringed at the mention of earlier and I apologise If I cause offence, but hiding behind ones upbringing is intolerable, we must make our own choices in life. We must question the moral reality with which we are presented, hiding behind ones religion is intolerable, if God, whatever his or her name, may be, truly wishes us to be violent, sexist, racist, homophobic or any of the nightmare adjectives of today then he does not have my vote ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ he is not a God I know or would like to.