Different moral standards (was : On the other hand)

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 93220

Del:
> Can you find me anything that would be an absolute in rural US, 
> rural Nigeria, rural Indonesia and rural China, for example ? (I 
> chose only *rural* parts, because those parts are the ones which
> are more strongly influenced by traditions, rather than city parts) 
> It won't be easy !

Susan:
Yes, I can!  How about "Don't steal my property", "Don't kill your 
neighbor", "Don't harm my child"?  I wonder if you're thinking more 
of entire **value systems** instead of particular mores or laws.  I 
believe there are many different viewpoints & outlooks on life & on 
particular issues such as war or recreational drug use or RU-486, but 
I also believe there **are** some nearly-universal expectations for 
moral behavior, as I've posted at least 3 times now.  These are 
things which are so widely held to be good or true or necessary that 
they have been codified into laws.  Or are you saying that people in 
rural Indonesia or rural Nigeria wouldn't agree with even these I've 
listed at the start of my paragraph?

Siriusly Snapey Susan...who lives in a fairly rural part of the US 
herself and who is very tired of this topic at this point and *will* 
be letting it go now.