[PvK]

Maybe the "morality" discussion is suffering from different ideas of what the term means... or something.

I don't think Fryon meant that because human sacrifice was not immoral to many cultures, that that means it (or any "lesser" offence) isn't immoral for all cultures. Quite the opposite, it seems to me he was saying that each culture has different definitions of morality. In countries like the modern United States, there are many cultures at the same location, with very different convictions about what is right and what is wrong. Also in the US, some of us assert the right to decide for ourselves what we think is right or wrong, and to disagree with others about it.

The mistake, in my opinion, is to try to force everyone to live by the same culturally-based rules. Not that there shouldn't be such rules, but sometimes it's unwise to try to force all cultures to live by the same rules. Separation into countries with different laws and customs serves many purposes, and makes the world a much more interesting and hospitable place as a whole. Fortunately there is often enough common ground to agree on things like human sacrifice, however, though not always. I was told recently that killing unwanted daughters is still legal in India, for example.

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