Damn it... I guess you didn't see the "PLEASE WAIT" sign...
Geo, the very nature of your previous Posts directly implied that you were judging other cultural views and asserting that yours is absolutely superior (which you continue to do in the latter part of your Last post).
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The fact that some people and some cultures choose to ignore or redefine the terms to ease their concseince merely means those people and cultures are immoral.
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This is a prime example. Most moral issues have absolutely nothing to do with redefining terms or ignoring your specific (and relative) moral values, or with easing the conscience. Moral values are not absolute. You only think that their concseince needs easing because their views conflict with your own. I am sorry that everyone in the world does not think as you do.
In the past in European cultures, it was considered morally acceptable to marry at ages of around 14. In the US, this is generally found to be apprehensible (statutory rape and such applies here). Does that mean that those ancient European cultures were immoral? Did they redefine any terms? Did they attempt to ease their conscience? No, to all of the above. Going the other way, does that mean that we here in the US are immoral because we view it as wrong to marry under 18? Have we redefined any terms to attempt to ease our conscience? No. This is a good example of the relative nature of morality that directly contradicts your claims. Who is to say which view is the more morally correct one? You have made the claim that you have that right indirectly through the nature of your Posts. And then you attempt to backpeddle away from this by claiming you are not able to judge, but you already have done so.